The Yellow Wallpaper

Why do the narrator and her husband rent a house in the country?

Why does the narrator and her husband rent a house in the country?

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The narrator and her physician husband, John, have rented a mansion for the summer so that she can recuperate from a “slight hysterical tendency.” Although the narrator does not believe that she is actually ill, John is convinced that she is suffering from “neurasthenia” and prescribes the “rest cure” treatment.

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