The Yellow Wall: Mental Prison

The Yellow Wall-Paper: [Mental Prison]
Gilman, O’Connor, and Chopin, are a few of the many that impacted us in many ways. Each of the short story’s we have read had a different purpose in their literature. After reading Gilman’s literature I have found myself related to her experiences because at some point we experience medical issues. Even though we may not realize it we all suffer from a health issue whether it is an anxiety, overthinking, and even focusing. I like the character suffer from depression and this is one of the reasons I can relate to the main character.
In this literacy, the main character demonstrates her passion for writing and desire to regain control of her life. Through the story as she narrates her experiences we get to see a side of the character that seems to be distant than the person that she truly might be. She gives us a description of her surroundings during her time in the colonial mansion. She also gives use an insight of the mansion and what some of the surroundings and even objects mean to her. There is also a description of how she …show more content…
Writing represents a method of expressing without feeling prisoned. “I tried to have a real earnest reasonable talk with him the other day, and tell him how I wish he would let me go and make a visit to Cousin Henry and Julia. But he said I wasn’t able to go, nor able to stand it after I got there; and I did not make out a very good case for myself, for I was crying before I had finished.” (p.651) Those two quotes are just a few good examples that demonstrate that she was trying to regain control of her life. It also shows how difficult it was for a woman to express her desires without feeling any type of guilt or repression during that