Also, her mental stimulation becomes the pattern on the wallpaper. She does not feel alone anymore. The wallpaper is in the room that she is staying in, and different people frequently examine her. When the people enter the room, Jane is caught staring at the wall. Jane often feels that she is caught doing something wrong. She sees faces and figures of herself trapped inside of the paper that she cannot get through. Jane states that there are things in the paper that no one will ever see. This is her way of saying that nobody can get into her mind, and they never will. .
Further, when discussing Jane's depression one can conclude the society she lived in contributed to her illness. During this century, women were cast as emotional servants; their lives were to be dedicated to the home and the family. The "Yellow Wallpaper" shows how a woman was to stay in her home with her family. Women were conditioned to accept the boundaries and remain complacent. Nobody thought that Jane being confined to her bedroom was abnormal. In those days whatever the man said was to be agreed upon by the women. Jane became so lost in her own world having no one to turn to, which eventually caused her insanity. .
As the reader looks deeper into the story, one can see how language is used to indicate Jane's mental illness. At first, Jane hates the yellow wallpaper. However, as the story progresses Jane speaks of the wallpaper as having a vicious influence. She becomes obsessed with it and feels there are figures through the pattern. The pattern of the paper overwhelms her as she tries to follow them to the end. Further, Jane starts to believe that the images in the wallpaper are of herself and women in general. .
Symbolically, the woman behind the wallpaper who is supposedly trapped represents women who are dominated and trapped by the male society. Women were expected to conform to their husband's standards and accept a life of control.
