I believe this serves to represent the overall destruction and demise of the narrator. Then I peeled off all the paper I could reach standing on the floor. It sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it!” (Gilman 1) The further the narrator goes to rid herself of the wallpaper, the closer she gets to complete madness. By the end of the story I believe the wallpaper finally drove the narrator to ultimate insanity. I believe she even commits suicide. “But I am securely fastened now by my well hidden rope—you don’t get me out in the road there!” (Gilman 1) By conclusion, I believe the wallpaper in The Yellow Wallpaper serves to represent the wellbeing of the narrator. As the journal progresses, the wallpaper is torn apart by detail first, but later torn apart by hand. From unhealthy to completely mad to dead, I believe each phase of the narrator can be understood through the analysis of the
I believe this serves to represent the overall destruction and demise of the narrator. Then I peeled off all the paper I could reach standing on the floor. It sticks horribly and the pattern just enjoys it!” (Gilman 1) The further the narrator goes to rid herself of the wallpaper, the closer she gets to complete madness. By the end of the story I believe the wallpaper finally drove the narrator to ultimate insanity. I believe she even commits suicide. “But I am securely fastened now by my well hidden rope—you don’t get me out in the road there!” (Gilman 1) By conclusion, I believe the wallpaper in The Yellow Wallpaper serves to represent the wellbeing of the narrator. As the journal progresses, the wallpaper is torn apart by detail first, but later torn apart by hand. From unhealthy to completely mad to dead, I believe each phase of the narrator can be understood through the analysis of the