Yellow Wife

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2021

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapters 1-5

Part 1, Chapters 6-9

Part 2, Chapters 10-15

Part 2, Chapters 16-21

Part 2, Chapters 22-26

Part 3, Chapters 27-32

Part 3, Chapters 33-36

Part 3, Chapter 37-Epilogue

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

How does racial trauma affect the characters in the novel? What are the lasting effects of racial trauma and the trauma of slavery?

Why did Miss Sally teach Pheby to read, write, and play piano? How did her education affect Pheby’s resilience and resistance?

Ruth tells Pheby that she must always be available to white people while remaining invisible. How does this idea resonate within the current social and political climate in the United States and the division of American labor?