Response to "The Yellow Wallpaper"

I began reading this story and soon noticed how it started to drag on a bit, and soon more. I started thinking to myself, wow this woman is trying to make her readers go crazy. I kept reading because I wanted to know what happened in the end, also to see if I myself might go a little crazy while reading it. I admit, I took a water break. I soon noticed that Gilman has proved her point exactly, that writing in this style, as the delirious person demonstrated most effectively how it must feel to have your mind deteriorate. I started to think to myself that staying cooped up in that house for three months is certainly not going to help her get better, that she's better off doing "normal", everyday activities to restore her mind and body. Sure enough, the end of the story clearly demonstrates just that. 

I actually took a liking to her husbands character, his care and attention to her is sincere. Although he tells her sometimes to dismiss certain feelings and desires she brings up, I think ultimately he has her best interest in mind. 

Gilman was inspired to write this story based on her own personal experiences with depression and anxiety. Her doctor prescribed what the main character in The Yellow Wallpaper was; no work, open air, no writing and lots of rest. This recommendation took the reverse effect on Gilman and she dared to go against what the well respected doctor said, and sure enough she recovered. This story demonstrates to that doctor that rest is not always the cure, the doctor isn't always right, and also a way to make others understand what it might be like to lose their marbles. I actually enjoyed this story, even if it dragged on a bit (which is the point of it, exactly).