The story takes the form of a journal of the main character. ... Gilman has suffered an extreme mental depression as the result of psychiatric treatments, prior to writing this short story. ... Weir Mitchell treated me with what I considered the inevitable result, progressive insanity" (Gilman 102). ... The wall between the reality and the fantastic world slowly becomes transparent; the reader is allowed short glimpses inside the world beyond reality, when the humanoid face in the wallpaper seems to move. As Jane's attention is more and more devoted to the wallpaper's peculiar charac...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate