In the story of ” The Yellow wallpaper” the wife described as worsening sanity. John was the husband and the physician. To improve his wife health he ranted a beautiful mansion, where the wife can get proper treatment of her health and mind. They both liked the house but as soon as they entered the room the wife had a scared with the wallpaper, she thought the wallpaper is repulsive. Since the wife was mentally ill ,John told her stop thinking about those crazy stuff thought. John thought by being away from those thoughts, writing , work and socialize she can improve her health. One day she was in room and she saw a women in the wallpaper and it is moving. She got scared and ran to John and told him about it but John didn’t believe her. she wanted to change the room but John didn’t allow her to change it. Since John was high rank of physician, John had full control of her health. John thought by being in that room she can get proper treatment because it allow you to get full view of the beautiful garden etc. Day by day she sees different stuff in the wall and tells John about it. But john never believe it those. John gives her medication and made her go to sleep. But she never sleep , when John leave the room she wakes up. The wife started distrusted John. On her last day staring at the wall she rips the wallpaper off and free the woman and started crawling around John. And the woman started saying u can keep me inside no more.
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Sayem, thanks for your first post. I liked your summary–which hit the major plot points of the story. I would like to know more about the symbolic importance of the room and the wallpaper.
-Prof. Scanlan