obedience of women to men was prevalent in the nineteenth century and features heavily in this story, also. (3) The ‘rest cure’ necessitated patients to remain in bed, isolated from friends and extended family, and were discouraged from creative expressions, such as writing. The narrator of The Yellow Wallpaper suffers from post-natal depression and is forced into confinement in a bedroom, in order to rest and recover. She develops an obsession with the wallpaper in her bedroom.
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