the yellow wall paper

The short story Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins. This story shows the American reaction towards mental illness in the 19th century. The story takes place in the summer at the A colonial mansion.  Charlotte wrote this short story while she is locked up in a room by her husband Jone and brother because she had a mental illness.  Her carried husband tries his best to take care of his beloved wife by locking her up in a room with yellow wallpaper, away from her children. She starts writing her diaries and her emotions one paper after being locked in the room. She doesn’t have the courage to open up to anyone around her so she believes that the paper is the only trusted thing should share her thoughts with.  Jone keeps on visiting her in the room and encouraging her to feel better. He tells her that she is the only person who is able to help her. The yellow wallpaper is one of the important symbols in the store that reflects Charlotte’s personality and sickness, and it is the most thing that she observes throughout her day.  During her time locked in the room, Charlotte starts to see a woman underneath the yellow wallpaper.  She tries to avoid meeting anyone in the room just so she can see the woman.  Day after a day passes and the day for Charlotte to be set free gets closer.   At the end of the story, Charlotte sends the woman underneath the yellow wallpaper free by ripping off all the wallpapers, and she is free. Even when Charlotte was diagnosed as a mentally ill person her writing showed otherwise, she seemed like a really healthy person that she is only going through a hard time, but not mentally ill.