Pierce-Feb2025

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” and Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” both explore the profound effects of psychological distress, delving into the ways it shapes individual perception, behavior, and relationships. These texts also reflect the influence of societal pressures—whether through guilt, isolation, or gender roles—on mental health.

Write an analytical paper that addresses the following question: How do Poe and Gilman explore the interplay between psychological distress and societal expectations in their respective works? How do their literary techniques and narrative strategies shape the portrayal and consequences of mental illness?

https://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/1999/1/99.01.07/4

- Feminist Context in "The Yellow Wallpaper"

- The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Yellow Wall-paper

- Literary Contexts in Short Stories: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper"

Women's Encounters with the Mental Health Establishment: Escaping the Yellow Wallpaper

Wild Unrest: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and the Making of "The Yellow Wall-Paper."

Out of Her Mind: Women Writing on Madness