The denial of proper expression lead to the characters obsession of her growing imagination, "I didn't realize for a long time what the thing was that showed behind, that dim sub-pattern, but now I am quite sure it is a woman." (Gilman) We become aware that due to lack of activity and severe restraint of will hallucinations begin to surface and become evident the more the main character suppresses her anxiety and fears. This constant censorship begins to build inside the character and consequently takes over the characters whole being. Gilman is very clever in the way she builds up the characters internal state of mind leading to her insanity. This creative approach stresses that the exterior of the individual is non other than a facade. This facade portrays the characters submissive will to society's norm that ultimate lead her to insanity, but once she seems completely out of her mind, is when she finally breaks free. We experience a sense of relief along side the character towards the end of the story, "I've got out at last," said I, "in spite of you and Jane. And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!" (Gilman) Gilman expresses the importance of freedom in the end of her works emphasizing the escape of the characters physical but more importantly mental state. Through Gilman's work we are able to look deeper into women's limitations in marriage, though times have steadily progressed the role of women in matrimony has only varied slightly. Gilman exaggerates to get the point across in her piece to highlight that women despite marital status still continue to be considered second-class citizens.
The perspective Virginia Woolf takes in A Room of One's Own is different compared to Gilman's; Woolf approaches her work with an emphasis to exterior elements. Woolf begins her piece by stating a rather ambiguous narrator not really defining a particular name but rather emphasizing a variety of women.
