Gothic Traits In “The Yellow Wall-Paper” In Charlotte Perkins Gilmans “The Yellow Wall-Paper” gothic symbols represented by characters and surroundings lead to a woman’s insanity. A “rest cure” prescribed by doctors to cure mental problems meant for some a life of isolation and an end to all mental stimulation. This is the type of torture that the John, the villain, has sentenced the narrator to. She s doomed to life in a prison cell …showed first 75 words of 689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 689 total…wife , and a dark dreary settings that are used to tell a story of a woman’s mental decline. In that time, it was understood that a womens place in society is in the home, taking care of children and doing chores. When women challenge this way of life they are deemed sick and in need of mental help. The woman in this story did challenge this way of life, and paid with her sanity.