The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses symbolism and imagery to convey a sad story of the repression that women faced during the late 1800's. As well as being representative of the turmoils that women face today, Gilman writes "The Yellow Wallpaper" from her own personal experiences of having to face the overwhelming fact that this is a male- dominated society, and sometimes women suffer because of it. The narrator, being female, is suffering …

…I had this overwhelming desire to free the narrator from her husband and the rest of the males in her life. She wanted company, activity and stimulation. Any woman of that time or this time should be free to make these chooses. Gilman did an outstanding job of portraying images that the reader could relate to. This story should hold a place in the heart of every woman struggling to find her place. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**