Early section
"Personally, I disagree with their ideas. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good." Her suppressed but clear self-diagnosis.
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From The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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Final lines
"I've got out at last... in spite of you and Jane." The mysterious "Jane" reference, debated as either the narrator's own name or Jennie.
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"Life is very much more exciting now than it used to be. You see I have something more to expect, to look forward to, to watch." The chilling enthusiasm of her growing obsession.
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