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i just read the yellow wallpaper and apparently i dont get it bc i thought it was about depression and the main character hangs herself at the end, but apparently its madness??
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Anonymous 3d

HEY IM AN ENGLISH TEACHER it’s about how women that were struggling with mental health were told they just need to rest and doctors would tell their husbands to literally keep their wives locked in their rooms until they feel better and so the point is to show how harmful it can be when women aren’t taken seriously

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Anonymous 3d

I remember reading this in high school. I did get the feeling it was some sort of mania. And it didn’t help that her husband had her locked up. Super sad😵‍💫

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Anonymous 3d

Omg I read this yeah didn’t she start to lose it I remember getting a question wrong bc I didn’t say something ab her losing it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3d

yeah she believes she is the woman in the wallpaper. i interpreted the wallpaper as representing depression and the woman as death. it solidified my idea that she died 😭😭

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Anonymous replying to -> orangepopcornn 3d

i did also get that, i think i just missed the mark on the ending. either way very sad situation

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