Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper is a clear representation of how some woman were treated in her time. They were looked upon as beautiful and delicate, yet knowledge-less creatures. In society, they were only given the impression of being the housekeepers and mothers of their children. Woman were ignored but pampered all at the same time and almost treated as if they were little girls, which is exactly the case inside the walls with The Yellow Wallpaper.
             Often, women were treated as children and although most of them had more responsibilities than a child would, they never grew out of that child like image given to them by both society and their husbands. John refers to the woman as a child numerous times. "He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir without special direction. I have a schedule prescription for each hour in the day; he takes all care from me...." (676-677) in this sense, John is almost acting like a child's doctor, caring for her like he would only a patient. When is it said that he doesn't let her move without direction it reminds me of a toddler learning how to walk. As a parent you never let them out of your sight because you are always afraid they will get themselves into trouble. Another aspect of this is that John talks to her almost as if he were more her father than her husband. "And dear John gathered me up in his arms, and just carried me upstairs and laid me on the bed, and sat by me and read to me till it tired my head.....'What is it, little girl? Don't go walking about like that-you'll get a cold," (681) it is here where John is almost the father figure to this grown woman when at that time in history, the typical father figure wasn't the one caring for his children, it was mostly the mother and in this sense the father would not have a cared for his wife in the way that John did for the woman. (Lizzy)
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