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He appears to be responsible for not only the narrator’s care but also how she is to spend her time while both he and the narrator wait for repairs to be completed on their home. Throughout the story the narrator appears to be under the complete control of her husband (John) and is not allowed to live her life as she might like to. Taken from her collection of the same name the story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed female narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Gilman may be exploring the theme of control. In The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman we have the theme of control, freedom and powerlessness. ![]() Louise Brooks by Barry Paris7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() Photos not seen by PW.Ĭopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. The biography is a gossip lover's feast, naming names and telling tales, yet also makes an addition to film history. ![]() ![]() But she was discovered and befriended by one John Benz, whose influence brought her again to public attention and secured the home where she lived out her days, cared for and reasonably contented. It was downhill all the way after that as Brooks failed at everything, finally growing old, poor and alcoholic in New York. Pabst then spotted the American "vamp" and chose her to play Lulu in the film that made her a screen icon, Pandora's Box. A promising star in early Hollywood films, she scorned later roles and decamped for Europe. Only 15 when she arrived in New York to dance with an established company, Brooks fouled up this opportunity, like many others, through sheer carelessness. 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