Author: wordofthejesseday

Jonathan Franzen and the American Dream

First edition cover. With his 2010 novel Freedom, Jonathan Franzen proved to me that he can write just as well as his best-friend and literary icon, David Foster Wallace, whose novel-that-needs-no-introduction, Infinite Jest, took over my life last summer. Recent news articles, Tweets, and online comments about Franzen would lead you to believe that he... Continue Reading →

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“There were greenhouses, too, but they are all broken now”: Gilman’s Advocacy for Acknowledging Postpartum Depression in “The Yellow Wallpaper”

In her 1892 short story “The Yellow Wallpaper,” feminist activist and author Charlotte Perkins Gilman addresses the isolating effects of postpartum depression among new mothers during a time when their mental health went largely unconsidered in society. Gilman accomplishes this through selective descriptions of the story’s setting, a secluded country home, and the details surrounding... Continue Reading →

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