freedom. This story is about a woman who fights for her right to express what she feels, and fights for her

right to do what she wants to do. The narrator in this short story is a woman whose husband loves her very

much, but oppresses her to the point where she cannot take it anymore. This story revolves around the

main character, her oppressed life, and her search for freedom.

There are many male influences in this woman's life and although they may mean no harm, push

her over the edge. The main character's husband, John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They

use their power to control the main character, perhaps subconsciously, to feel what they think a woman

should feel. For example, the woman tells the men she is sick but they believe differently. "John is a

physician, and perhaps- (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great

relief to my mind-) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am

sick!"(507) The men are under the impression that what they say goes and therefore the woman has no

home to confront him, to reach her goal of freedom, to not be subdued anymore. "I've got out at last," said

keeps her so still…"(511) She describes herself in the paper, but she is also subdued by day. The main

"The color is repellent, almost revolting, ..Dull…I should hate it myself I had to live in this room

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