They were not allowed to think negatively of their assigned role. Many felt trapped inside a tight space where they could not express themselves as wanted. Jane, the protagonist from The Yellow Wallpaper, feels this way when she tries explaining her illness to her husband, that happened to be her doctor. Jane complains that he depreciates both her illness and her thoughts and concerns in general. Women, like Jane, started encountering similar illnesses due to lack of attention and started suffering mentally and emotionally. Ann Lane gives us an idea of the different kinds of illnesses women were experiencing throughout this period of time by …show more content…
This was caused by the way she was treated by society and her husband during the 19th century. Feminism took a big part in the story pointing out the sexism of placing a women into a particular role based on the gender. Gilman made it clear to understand how a biased environment slowly drove the narrator and protagonist, Jane, insane. Women do not have any particular "roles" in society. They can do anything men can equally or better. In today 's community, women have proved that they can be police, soldiers, doctors, truck drivers, and many other jobs that back then were considered "male jobs". Although, we still face some sexism throughout the