I verily believe she thinks it is the writing which made me sick!" ... Jennie does not want the narrator to express herself through her writing, which is a way to control her thoughts. Through the example of Jennie, the reader gets a sense of the creative confinement that society puts on women during this time. ... In the beginning she discusses the wallpaper in great detail by describing that, It is dull enough to confuse the eye in the following, pronounced enough to constantly irritate and provoke study, and when you follow the lame uncertain curves for a little distance they suddenl...

• Word Count: 1426
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The narrator finds self-expression through a fixation on the anthropomorphic transformation of the wallpaper as it parallels her own creative, yet mentally unstable metamorphosis while under the steady authoritarian control of her husband. ... Her husband John is a highly regarded "physician of high standing" who takes the role of authority in treating her and deciding what is best; he prescribes that she have little to no social interaction and that she stop working (writing) until she is absolutely cured. ... The reader can make the connection that the wall becomes expressive at ...

• Word Count: 1342
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate