The Yellow Wallpaper Literary Analysis

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In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” the narrator attains freedom when she rips off the yellow wallpaper that symbolizes a woman trapped behind bars, symbolizing her relationship with John. In this time period society viewed that the man of the house was in charge of the household and the marriage. Although, this is true John believes he is doing this to help his wife because she is sick. John lies to her and tells her she is getting better while she is growing worse and does not listen to her when she says the rest cure is not working. The narrator asked her husband multiple times to visit cousins but he says no she must rest. Freedom is attained when one breaks free of what is controlling them and holding them back. This is