The Yellow Wallpaper
Posted by turquoisefloyd on July 20, 2004
Last night I read The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It was very eerie, and fascinating to watch the rapid decline of the mind of a intelligent woman after the birth of her child. What mischief idleness brings, how we can follow fanciful wonderings when we’re not otherwise occupied. I once read somewhere that it is sometimes good to be idle, but not to be lazy. After reading this story, I find myself wondering if it might be better to be lazy instead!
