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The Protagonist Podcast #175: The Narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Short Story 1892) and Emilio in “The Man Who Buried Himself” by Miguel de Unamuno (Short Story 1908) “Poor, crazy fools!”

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This week Todd and Joe tackle a couple of eerily similar short stories: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Man Who Buried Himself” by Miguel de Unamuno. Topics include doppelgängers, the uncanny, and how literature can help us approach life’s mysteries.

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    • Show Notes
    • The Yellow Wallpaper – Wikipedia
    • Charlotte Perkins Gilman – Wikipedia
    • The Man Who Buried Himself – Words Without Borders
    • The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    • Romanticism – Wikipedia
    • Miguel de Unamuno – Wikipedia
    • Werner Heisenberg – Wikipedia
    • Synesthesia – Wikipedia
    • Doppelgänger – Wikipedia
    • Uncanny – Wikipedia
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