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“I am a doctor, dear, and I know. You are gaining flesh and color, your appetite is better. I feel really much easier about you." "I don't weigh a bit more," said I, "nor as much; and my appetite may be better in the evening, when you are here, but it is worse in the morning when you are away." "Bless her little heart!" said he with a big hug; "she shall be as sick as she pleases!”

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Book:The Yellow Wall-paper
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The Yellow Wall-paper

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's classic short story delves into the psychological effects of postpartum depression and the oppressive nature of Victorian-era domestic life through the perspective of a woman confined to a room with a yellow wallpaper. more

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Charlotte Perkins Gilman was an American novelist, social reformer, and feminist. Her works explored the status of women in society, family, and career, and had a profound impact on women's literature and social movements. more

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