"(633) Since he is a physician of high standing, he enforces his position and her incompetence. With this the husband feeds the wife information so she can harbor a false perception of herself. By saying she is slightly hysterical he plants a seed of insanity into her head. When she says, "what is one to do"(633) she reveals to the reader her hands are tied and she is powerless. This exhibits the beginning of the husband's vicious intentions.
At this point in the story we really don't know how insane the narrator really is. This is another example of a problematic moment. It could be assumed that the intentions of the narrator instead of the husband are of a malicious intent. An example of this would be at the end of the story when the narrator is acting crazier then usual. When the husband yells to the narrator she doe not respond. So he runs up to help her. She will not open the door, so he kicks it in, sees her, and passes out. From another view point some would say that she knew just how far to push him to get him to break, so she could be free from the oppressive man in her life.
As the story progresses we find out more information about both the husband and his wife. We know that the wife thinks her husband loves her, because she says it numerous times, she likes to write, and she hates the room with the yellow wallpaper. We also find out the husband does not like his wife to write, she fears her husband will find her doing so, and the husband is aware of her hatred for the room with the yellow wallpaper. In fact when asked to tear the paper down the husband replies "if we were to do so, next it would be the heavy bed-stead then the barred windows, and then the gate and so on and so on."(635)If he isn't trying to maliciously lead her to insanity then he would not prevent her from writing, and he would take down the paper. Writing, to her is her outlet; she says "I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me.