Everyone, at some point in their life, has felt like they were almost driven crazy by someone or something. This is the case of the main character in Charlotte Perkins Stetson's short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. During this story, the protagonist is locked in a room that she despises simply because of the wallpaper. As the story progresses, she begins to notice characters who seem trapped in the wallpaper. I firmly believe that the characters who appear trapped in the wallpaper represent not only the struggles of the main character, but also other women who have suffered horrific mental illness-related abuse and women who have been punished for tried to escape from their home. spheres. In “Yellow Wallpaper,” they were also taught to stay at home and live in a domestic space where the man of the house went to work. It is also common knowledge that if women attempted to escape from their domestic sphere, they would be punished for it. Not only to try to get out of their domestic sphere, but also to simply talk about what they think. Even Andrea L. Miller and Eugene Borgida explain this by stating that "As described above, research on role congruence theory and descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes in the workplace has established that when men and women violate gender stereotypes by crossing spheres, women pursue their professional success. and men contributing to domestic labor, they face backlash and economic sanctions” (Miller and Borgida 2). This is exactly the case with the narrator and her husband. She even says: “And I know John would find that absurd. But I have to say what I feel and think somehow – it’s such a relief! (Stetson 5). Not only does this quote show the reader that John doesn't want to hear about the narrator complaining about the wallpaper, but it also shows him controlling the main character to some extent. Even Catherine J. Golden says: "She recounts how she tried to follow Mitchell's oft-quoted parting advice: to devote herself to her children, limit her intellectual activity, and 'never touch a pen, brush, or pencil until that you live” ( Doré 5). This is of great importance because, since "yellow wallpaper" is based on certain events that occurred in Stetson's life, it shows how restrictive and controlling Stetson's husband, Mitchell, was during his diagnosis. It appears that not only did he want her to focus on their children, but he also limited her intellectual abilities.