The attic room was once going to be used as a nursery, but is now used as her “prison”. She begins keeping a journal in order to express her feelings, but she must hide it from her husband. This action is her first act of rebellion against what she perceives as his controlling ways. As the story progresses, her trust in her husband decreases to the point that she writes in her journal “The fact is I am getting a little afraid of John.” (274) By the end of the story, when her paranoia is at its peak, she no longer believes that he truly cares about her feelings. “He asked me all sorts of questions, too, and pretended to be very loving and kind. As if I couldn 't see through him!” (276) In her mind, she is outsmarting him because she can see through his deception. In the beginning of the story, the narrator’s husband has complete control over her and her actions. However, towards the end of the story she begins to question the things he does and by the end she “steps” all over him. Over the course of her stay in the bedroom, the narrator becomes increasingly obsessed with the yellow wallpaper to the point that it consumes her. In the beginning she is revolted by the wallpaper because of its disgusting color and the unique designs. After a few weeks of staring at the wallpaper, she begins to see the multiple personalities that it has. She writes in her
The attic room was once going to be used as a nursery, but is now used as her “prison”. She begins keeping a journal in order to express her feelings, but she must hide it from her husband. This action is her first act of rebellion against what she perceives as his controlling ways. As the story progresses, her trust in her husband decreases to the point that she writes in her journal “The fact is I am getting a little afraid of John.” (274) By the end of the story, when her paranoia is at its peak, she no longer believes that he truly cares about her feelings. “He asked me all sorts of questions, too, and pretended to be very loving and kind. As if I couldn 't see through him!” (276) In her mind, she is outsmarting him because she can see through his deception. In the beginning of the story, the narrator’s husband has complete control over her and her actions. However, towards the end of the story she begins to question the things he does and by the end she “steps” all over him. Over the course of her stay in the bedroom, the narrator becomes increasingly obsessed with the yellow wallpaper to the point that it consumes her. In the beginning she is revolted by the wallpaper because of its disgusting color and the unique designs. After a few weeks of staring at the wallpaper, she begins to see the multiple personalities that it has. She writes in her