... 436) The narrator is not treated as a spouse, instead she receives the treatment due to a child. "Then in the very bright spots she keeps still, and in the very shady spots she just takes hold of the bars and shakes them hard."" (Gilman 439). In the same way, the narrator behaves according to her husband's wish during the day under the watch of others, and at night she watches the wallpaper. This ... she realizes the possibilities of her new life, her vision suddenly becomes very clear. The excitement relaxes her entire body, as the years of tension from being under the control of her h...

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