The path to women's liberation is littered with documentation of dreams, imagination, and creative expression through the written word. Gloria Steinem once said, “Writing is the one thing that when I do it, I don’t think I should do anything else.” » Like Gloria Steinem, Charlotte Perkins Gillman and her narrator both use writing as a tool for empowerment. In “The Yellow Wallapaper,” Charlotte Perkins Gillman intentionally crafted a fictional short story that conveys a plausible, even autobiographical, account of gender politics and the overall position of women in 19th-century patriarchal society. Through her deliberate construction of a fictional diary written by an anonymous narrator, Gillman is able to powerfully express the lack of autonomy and overall oppression she and other women experienced during this period. “The Yellow Wallpaper” is written in diary form. and is a first person narration. The narrator explicitly refers to herself in sentences involving “I”. This allows the reader to better understand his point of view. By focusing exclusively on the narrator's thoughts, feelings, and opinions, Gillman forces the audience to experience the story through the narrator's ever-changing and sometimes unstable stream of consciousness. Although the use of first-person narrative can sometimes allow the audience to question the reliability of the narrator, particularly as she descends deeper into a state of madness, its overall function gives the story and gives the narrator more power than it discredits them. The advantage of using first person narrative via journaling in "The Yellow Wallpaper" is that the narrator's stories about her life can be seen as being told honestly from the middle of the paper ....... was able to regain her self-esteem and independence, she went on to become an advocate for women around the world. Aside from some minor embellishments, the parallels between Gillman's own life and that of his narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper" are comparable. After overcoming her own depression, Gillman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper" as a rebuttal to her doctor and in opposition to the patriarchal society in which she lived. Overall, Gillman wrote this story as a tool to express her feminist views, demonstrating the physical and mental difficulties women of this period faced. These concepts are symbolized by the isolated setting of the story and by John's actions as an overbearing and condescending husband. Throughout the entire story, Gilman revisits the ideas of isolation, imprisonment, and social inequality imposed on women by a male-dominated society..