Faces on the Wall: "The Yellow Wall Paper" The husband's intention is for his wife to get well, however, his way of doing so drives her to depression and insanity.

Faces On The Wall In Charolette Perkins Gillman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" it is evident that good intentions do not always produce good results. I am making the assumption that because the time this story takes place is in an era in which such practices seen in this story were considered beneficial, that John's desire for his wife is for her to get well. Accordingly, he secludes her to a dreary room with only …

…with a temporary nervous depression. With the so-called treatment she receives, she suffers from hallucinations. This only reaffirms that the isolation John subjects the narrator to does nothing but magnify her minor illness. In the end, the narrator is driven to insanity and John, her husband, faints after seeing her in such a deranged state. This enforces the fact that his intentions for her were good; however, the total isolation fails to bring beneficial results.