Theme of The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story "The Yellow Wallpaper" is an account of a mentally disturbed woman and her husband's attempts to help her get well by convincing her that continual seclusion and constant bed rest is the only way to cure her psychological condition. The woman is then confined to a room in which she slowly begins to go insane. "The Yellow Wallpaper" is not so much a description of female insanity as …

…emotional support to break free of the confines of a typically male dominated society. Ultimately, Jane realized that she held control over her own life. It was her responsibility to stand up for what she believed in, and just because her husband was a male didn't make him superior to her. "The Yellow Wallpaper," while being highly autobiographical for Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was also a stepping-stone in helping to understand depression and liberating women everywhere.