I read the \u201cYellow Wallpaper\u201d at some point in high school, but the first time I read it I honestly didn\u2019t know what was going on. Reading it again definitely helped me understand it better and read between the lines to see the symbolism in the story. Also, after listening to the author\u2019s background in the podcast, as well as the historical time period, I think it helped the meaning of the story make more sense. Women ran the household and did what men asked them to do. I think a woman trapped in the room could be symbolizing women trapped in the household or trapped in an unhealthy marriage with the burdens of taking care of the children and the house and not getting any support. Her husband barely paying attention to her or never truly checking in on her health, could symbolize a husband working full time and never being home to help with the family or house or even wanting to help when he is home. We still see these struggles within domestic roles in the household today. I also appreciate how she used her own struggles with mental health and her \u201crest\u201d order from the doctor to influence her writing \u201cThe Yellow Wallpaper\u201d. It is sad that it\u2019s based on a true story, but I am glad that her story was able to make a difference and have doctors not prescribe the \u201crest\u201d cure again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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