The Yellow Wallpaper Questions on Narrator's Illness
The Yellow Wallpaper
Symbolism in "The Yellow Wallpaper"
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses the yellow wallpaper as a powerful symbol of the narrator's mental deterioration and societal oppression. The wallpaper reflects her...
The Yellow Wallpaper
Why won't John renovate the house in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
John won't renovate the house or replace the wallpaper in "The Yellow Wallpaper" because that would run counter to his belief that the narrator's apparent illness is all in her own head. He thinks...