The Yellow Wallpaper Prompt

At first it was difficult for me to grasp the concept of the text. I clearly understood the woman was succumbing to insanity, and the idea that she may have committed suicide danced in my head, but untill we discussed this in class I was unclear. I appreciated the subtlebness of her death. The reader has to find the evidence and think outside the box to grasp the thought that she committed suicide. I personally love horror movies and how sometimes what you see isn't reality. This was the case with The Yellow Wallpaper. Although death was the ultimate end, we are able to reach further and find underlined themes. Mandy pointed out the domestic struggle of women and the caged feeling of the marital institution.

Oure characters husband is her doctor. Clearly we can find conflict of interest with this situation, "John is a physician, and perhaps--(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)--perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick!" (355). John also does not like for her to write. Anyone could understand how frustrating this must be for her. People write to be creative. It serves as an outlet. She has to express herself in private; this is demoralizing and forces her to be submissive.

We also touched on the notion that she may suffer from postpartum depression. This illness is very real and very much a crippling disorder for mothers. The fact that no one empathized or realized what she was suffering from made her situation that much more miserable and that much more a negative affiliation of marriage. Her husband treated her symptoms for a condition she really did not suffer from. All she wanted was the comfort of family and friends and he alienated her which made her depression worse.