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A Journey from Submission to Insanity in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
In “The Yellow Wallpaper” the dominant/submissive relationship between an oppressive husband and his submissive wife pushes her from depression into insanity. ... Perhaps because of the wallpaper. ... This passage makes it apparent to the reader that she is not getting any better; she may be even getting worse, which becomes apparent in later lines when she talks of herself lying on the bed and trying to follow
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the lines in the wallpaper to their destinations. Her first generalization of this ugly wallpaper is only a glimpse of what is to come. ... ” The streak
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the narrator is referring to is the effect of her crawling around against the wall, deteriorating the wallpaper. ... She is no longer Jane, she is also the woman who is escaping from behind the wallpaper, which is a symbol of her psychotic mind trying to escape her sane one.
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Jane is overcome by her husband and society’s views, which drive her from depression to insanity, "Ive got out at last," said I "in spite of you and Jane.
Approximate Word count = 935
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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