Writers can help but be influenced by the events and people around them. The question is; to what extent do these influences become part of their work and how authors communicate their feelings/beliefs about the world around them. 

For this assignment choose analyze the drama  The short tale "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and think about how the characters, setting, and themes in the story/drama relate to the period in which it was written.

How the novel is an analysis of the social, economic, and cultural values of that time period? How is it a reflection and how is it a criticism? Discuss 

How the writer make opinions about that world clear to the reader?  Discuss.

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The Yellow Wallpaper A Reflection and Critique of Late19th Century Values Charlotte Perkins Gilmans The Yellow Wallpaper is not merely a chilling horror story its a potent critique of the socialeconom... View the full answer