It is certainly significant that she mentions herself as being "kept in the room". ... Her behaviour is very ironical, as a person should feel most at ease with, and not the opposite, when around somebody that loves them. ... She is mentally weary at having to 'battle' with her illness and is weary of being treated like a child. ... The wallpaper might also be a symbol of the interface within Jane's mind. ... Just as she views the design of the wallpaper as "horrid" because she, perhaps unconsciously, sees it as an expression of her inner turmoil and illness, the creeping woman ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is certainly significant that she mentions herself as being "kept in the room". ... Her behaviour is very ironical, as a person should feel most at ease with, and not the opposite, when around somebody that loves them. ... She is mentally weary at having to 'battle' with her illness and is weary of being treated like a child. ... The wallpaper might also be a symbol of the interface within Jane's mind. ... Just as she views the design of the wallpaper as "horrid" because she, perhaps unconsciously, sees it as an expression of her inner turmoil and illness, the creeping woman ...

• Word Count: 1540
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate