1. Mental Illness in Short Stories
While mental illness may be a little subtler in Montressor's case, it is a prominent theme in Charlotte Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper. ... Because her husband is condescending to her, she is not able to confide in him about her obsession with the wallpaper, ultimately leading to her psychotic break. ... In the end we see the narrator believe that she actually came from the wallpaper, and tears it down to set the woman inside free. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate