Victoria CavazosDr. MasilamonyEnglish 1302- SW3April 15, 2014Humble Items That Trap a WomanAuthor Charlotte P. Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper" is a complex short story that deals with the thoughts and feelings of a woman who is confined to a small bedroom upstairs by her husband . The woman suffers from depression and anxiety, but her partner, a doctor, says she is not terribly ill. Despite all the strange thoughts she acquires, she continues to force herself to accept her new lifestyle and uncomfortable place to live. As she finds herself overwhelmed by her personal room, we soon discover that the room's yellow wallpaper is what directly affects her and is the reason for her many interpretations. The symbols in the story play a large role in the overall plot and lead to the various connections between the images and the woman herself. Analyzing history, we find that wallpaper itself is a major symbol that has a huge effect on history. main character. During this time in the 19th century, women were viewed in a certain way, which made them all equal in the eyes of others. They are seen as unsure of their lives, wasted or unstable and incapable of doing men's work. Although the wallpaper cannot be specified in a specific way, it is described as having many angles, curves and patterns that interfere with each other; just like a woman's emotions cannot be categorized. ( ).The fact that the setting takes place in a house where the narrator herself feels uncomfortable serves no purpose in imposing restrictions on her in an area in which she is already unhappy. "I'm scared, but I don't care ---- there's something strange in the house ---- I can feel it" (...... middle of paper .... .. reasonably angry with John sometimes I'm sure I've never been so sensitive" says the woman "He's very careful and loving and barely lets me move without special direction" ( ). complaining because of her nervous state Just like a child, she has someone to help her when she needs help and no matter how much common sense she should have, she still does things. ignorant and having ignorant thoughts However, the yellow wallpaper itself is the most beautiful of all because of the impact it has on the narrator who is sick because of her obsession with the paper or because. that the old smell, color and feel of the paper didn't belong to her in the first place. After demolishing everything, she finally broke free...