Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper" in a narrative style known as epistolary fiction. This type of fiction unfolds via the writings of one or more characters. In this case, the main character, Jane, journals her thoughts while she is undergoing a "rest cure" for depression. Epistolary fiction creates a subjective point of view. In this story, we only know what Jane tells us, and because of her mental state, she is a highly...
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