Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Discussion Questions for 2/29

1. Charlotte Perkins Gilman says that she suffered from a spiraling depression due to melancholia. What exactly is this disease? Do you think it could have anything to do with an oppressive male figure, as some believe "The Yellow Wallpaper" suggests?

2. Although she seems very humble in this article, she continually and indirectly praises her work. Do you  think this is a reaction to the diagnosis of the first specialist she saw?

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