The Yellow Wall-Paper” What is insanity? Insanity is a deranged state of the mind usually occurring as a specific disorder. “The Yellow Wallpaper”, depicts one form of treatment for a woman’s insanity in the late 1800’s. This story shows how the men in that era were over protective and controlling. The story begins with a woman who is being taken care of by her husband John, who is also a physician. He recommends that …showed first 75 words of 532 total…

…showed last 75 words of 532 total…the their marriage. Her opinions are pushed to the side, not important. Her insanity is a turning point towards her own independence; the fight with t! he woman in the wallpaper symbolizes that. In the Yellow Wallpaper the husband-physician was very over protective and controlling, like most males during that time period. It showed how his obsessive controlling behavior pushed his wife from a just nervous condition to a deranged state of mind. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**