... truly love their husbands despite their disgust for the domestic life required of them. Still, there is something else in the wallpaper that I find needs a connecting explanation, the smell. The narrator describes the smell that comes from the wallpaper in her bedroom as hovering in the dining-room skulking in the parlor, hiding in the hall, lying in wait for me on the stairs Even when I go to ride, if I turn my ... head suddenly and surprise it-there is that smell! Such a peculiar odor, too! It is not bad-at first, and very gentle, but quite the ... compares a woman to a cow or horse,...

• Word Count: 1862
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School