Just a little tidbit re: Gilman's ugly wallpaper...

This story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman will make you reconsider calling Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” strange, no?

The Yellow Wallpapers is terrifically odd and (I think) rewards the patient reader. It had quite an impact on readers in 1892 when it was first published in the New England Magazine, and one reader even claimed (as if to censure Gilman for writing the story) that it could make one crazy just to read it. More than a century later, I have to say I agree with that fellow.

I’m attaching to this post a link to the story with a supplementary article (found at the bottom of the document) that Gilman wrote in 1913 called “Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper.” It’s a must-read. I thought it was comPLETEly fascinating, and it's not even a page long. And while it provides us with plenty of insight, there is still so much more to explore and discover in the individual lines and paragraphs of the story, (which I hope you’ll prove with your responses to the prompt).

THE LINK:
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper" (1913)
(This article originally appeared in the October 1913 issue of The Forerunner.)
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/yellowwallpaper.pdf

As this is a provocative piece, you may have other things to write about beyond your response to the prompt. I encourage you to write freely, and I will look favorably upon you. ☺ But be sure that whatever you write is IN ADDITION TO your 2-3 paragraph response to the prompt. Write any additional thoughts/comments/questions you have regarding the story and/or the article attached as a separate post. I know how much you guys just love to blog.