In Charlotte Perkins’ “The Yellow Wallpaper” we are shown the oppression of ones individuality, particularly women’s during the 19th century. We begin by being established with a woman who enjoys writing and are told the story through the consciousness of this woman leaving her unnamed throughout the story.

Early in the story we learn that she has a depressive condition which she feels is causing legitimate harm to her, however she believes that her husband John a well known and highly respected physician is only making a bigger deal out of her condition than what it actually is and we can see a better image of how confused, helpless, and oppressed our narrator really is through the repetition of such phrases such as “what is one to do”.