"The Yellow Wallpaper"" is about a woman that suffers from a mental illness and is kept in a room with only a bed and her own thoughts, which ultimately lead to her mental downfall. ... Gilman builds the majority of this story on the yellow wallpaper that stands as a symbol for the many struggles that a women in that day and age had to deal with. ... The color yellow is normally associated with illness. ... Jane describes her view from one of the windows in her room. ... Here, the word "riotous " is a direct result of her desire to go against the guidelines of what is expected of her and to le...

• Word Count: 622
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School