Parent Guide > The Yellow Wallpaper
Welcome to the parent guide for this text! Read below to find out about what your child is reading in class and how you can support him/her at home.
This week in class, we’re reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a groundbreaking short story from 1892 told through journal entries that chronicles a woman's struggle in dealing with male physicians who will not take her illness seriously.
As we read, we will be discussing the themes of Gender Roles and Loneliness & Isolation as they relate to the text. We are trying to answer these big questions :
"How do we define the roles of men and women?" and "What does it mean to feel alone?"
Ways to support your child:
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Ask your child about this short story at home:
- What was "The Yellow Wallpaper" about?
- What did you learn about Gender Roles?
- What did you learn about Loneliness & Isolation?
- Watch the following clips with your child at home: