The Yellow Wallpaper

I believe "The Yellow Wallpaper", by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is used to represent how women are trapped and controlled by the men in their lives. This piece was written in 1890 which was a time period where women had less rights and males dominated society. The emphasis of a male dominated society is shown by the narrator believing she was sick, but everyone else trusting her husband and brother who said nothing was really wrong with her. The expectation that she was to do whatever her husband said also shows an example of a male dominated society.To me, the fact the narrator goes crazy could suggest that women were getting fed up with their lack of control in society.  I also believe that "The Yellow Wallpaper" is used to emphasize how overlooked and misunderstood mental illness was. This point is shown by two "physicians of high standing" dismissing the idea that the narrator could be sick and passing it off as nothing. I feel that the room the narrator was locked in with the yellow wallpaper represents being trapped, whether it is because of being a women or because of mental illness. All in all, I felt it was an interesting story to analyze.