The Yellow Wallpaper (English Version) - Odyssee

A powerful short story that explores themes of mental illness, gender roles, and confinement. It is told through the journal entries of a woman who is taken to a secluded mansion by her physician husband for rest therapy after showing signs of postpartum depression. Confined to an upstairs room with yellow wallpaper, she becomes obsessed with its strange, disturbing pattern, believing she sees a woman trapped behind it. Her isolation and lack of control over her own treatment intensify her descent into madness.

As the story progresses, the narrator’s grip on reality weakens. She identifies more and more with the imagined woman behind the wallpaper, ultimately tearing it down in a desperate attempt to set the woman free—symbolizing her own struggle against the oppressive forces in her life. The story ends with the narrator having lost her sanity, creeping around the room as her husband faints in shock. Gilman’s work serves as a critique of the medical and social treatment of women in the 19th century, particularly the dismissal of women’s mental health and autonomy.

Penulis: Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Penerbit: Odise, 2025

Kategori: Classic

SKU: BRD23333

Bahasa: English

Dimensi: 14 x 20 cm l Sofcover 

Tebal: Vi + 75 hlm | Bookpaper

Harga: 60.000