The Yellow Wallpaper
In "The Yellow Wall-Paper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the main character was described as a little insane woman. In the beginning of the story, although she was suffering from a continuous nervous breakdown her mental condition was not serious and deep. She had a good family, nice house, and she had talent in writing. However, she was becoming more and more serious. She even became crazier by saying to her husband that she has gotten out at last. Why did she say that? We can prove there are several reasons why the main character said that statement through the following evidences: her oppressive husband, prohibition from writing, and her own struggles. First, John, her husband, was too overprotective of her. John was both her husband and doctor. Also, he was being the dominant person in the marriage like a typical male of past middle-classes. He told her to rest and sleep, and he would never listened to her. She explained, "Personally, I disagree with their idea. Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would
This showed she saw herself in the woman that was creeping outside. Secondly, she was even not allowed to work on her writings because of her oppressive husband. I always lock the door when I creep by daylight. I can't do it at night, for I know John would suspect something at once" (563). "There comes John, and I must put this away--he hates to have me write a word" (555). I see her on that long road under the trees, creeping along, and when a carriage comes she hides under the blackberry vines. Finally, in order to escape from her everything that bothered her for a long time, she gave up her condition and gained her independence by becoming crazier. It must be very humiliating to be caught creeping by daylight. Finally, she determined that the image was a woman struggling to become free, and she somehow aligned herself with that woman. In addition, he also thought what she said was only silly fantasies and illusion. This oppressive action pushed her deeper into madness. She was imprisoned in her bedroom with the yellow paper. Finally, she found the courage to confront her oppressor and stand for up her own self. In the story, she mentioned that she saw the woman creeping outside.
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