Analysis Of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wall Paper

Different Eras same Actions Imagine if women do not have a voice or opinion that is valid, and their feelings do not matter to others. Charlotte Perkins Gilman in the story “The Yellow Wall Paper” shows an idea of how “the perfect wife” was in the Victorian Era. Gilman supports her claim by describing the story of Jane who was trapped in her own house, keeping her true feelings inside, someone who was not living for herself, a soul who wanted to be free. The narrator describes Jane as a woman who was suffering with Post-partum depression and mental illness. A as consequence of the time that she lived in, Jane had to follow some rules; like the man was the one in charge of any decisions in the house. As a matter of fact, in the story Jane declared “Personally, I disagree with their ideas. But what is one to do?” (Gilman 648). Jane’s story is an example of how women of that time live under the control of their husbands. The colonial mansion where John, took Jane was not quite the right place for her.
It is quite alone, standing well back from the road, quite three miles from the village” (Gilman 648). A mansion with a beautiful garden greenhouses and a lovely view. Even though the house is stunning she keeps on thinking that there is something strange about this house. She does not feel good in this house but of course her husband took her there for the summer so she can feel better. Ironically this house is not helping Jane at all. Like any other husband in that Era John does not believe his wife is sick, and he does not pay attention to her feelings and this was not helping her. The narrator also explains how John says that if they were in danger it’s the only way he would live the house. This is a very clear example that he does not love her wife because if he loved her he would pay attention to her and would take her somewhere