... , Charlotte was herself suicidal and talked of guns and chloroform (105). This yellow paper on the wall is the confinement and constriction of men and society, and will eventually prove to be the death of not only the narrator, but of Gilman herself, if by no other means than her own hand. The smell that denotes the idea of suicide, seems to be an option for both women that "is ... , reading and writing, inherited from her father and great-aunt Kuhns 6 Harriet Beecher Stowe, was Gilman's salvation. Instead of going totally insane, as the narrator did in The Yellow Wallpaper or committing ...

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