The story, “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, demonstrates the relationship between a man and a woman in the mid nineteenth century. In modern day relationships, the husband and wife are treated as equals, but during the nineteenth century, the man is seen as powerful and the wife as weak. Throughout “The Yellow Wallpaper”, there are clear examples of the roles men and women fall into, the power difference between men and women, and the effect it causes on the relationship.
During the mid nineteenth century, there are typical roles that men and women fall into. Men are the ones that make money and pursue careers, while the women are left to sit at home and care for the children.…