The Yellow Wallpaper The story of "The Yellow Wallpaper" is written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. It is a story that reflects the subordination of women in marriage. In the early 19th century it was very difficult for women to express their desire because men always dominated them. The narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper,” who suffers from depression, is always under the control of her husband. He can't do what he expects, not even in writing. Even though her husband seems to love her, he doesn't understand what she needs in her heart. The suppression of her emotions eventually causes her to mentally break down. The narrator is completely controlled by her husband. At the beginning of the story, the narrator's husband takes her to a country house isolated from society to cure her. Because John, her husband, a doctor with extreme opinions, thinks she can get enough rest to recover from her "temporary nervous depression". However, John limits his behavior as part of treatment. She is...