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Book Review By Cecilia Sullins
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

The main character is the wife of a physician who has just had a baby in 1870. The main character is suffering from post partem depression and is being treated by her husband. The treatment plan includes a being locked in an upstairs bedroom by herself with a lurid yellow wallpaper.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Brain/Body disability? - mental illness

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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