Rest cure exacerbates mental illness from "summary" of The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The oppressive nature of confinement manifests vividly in the narrative, where isolation becomes a prison rather than a remedy. The protagonist, subjected to a regimen of inactivity, finds her mind unraveling as the days stretch on in a monotonous cycle. The very walls of her room, painted in an unsettling yellow, become a reflection of her deteriorating state, transforming from mere decor into a haunting specter of her mental entrapment.
As the prescribed silence envelops her, thoughts swirl with the vigor of a tempest. The lack of engagement with the outside world, combined with forced idleness, amplifies her feelings of helplessness. Each day spent in solitude compounds her despair, and the once comforting notion of rest morphs into a suffocating weight. The confinement not only stifles her creativity but also distorts her perception of reality, leading her to obsess over the patterns of the wallpaper that seem to pulse with life...
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