In the late 1800s, women's mental health and social expectations were complicated subjects. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" is an interesting look at these topics. In this important work, Gilman uses many types of language, like pathos, ethos, and logos, to say what she wants to say and to criticize the common ways of thinking at the time. This analysis will focus on how Gilman used these rhetorical devices on purpose to craft a story that addresses how society and doctors think about women's mental health, stirs strong emotions through pathos, and builds a strong sense of authority and credibility through ethos. By looking at these rhetorical devices, we can get a better sense of how complicated Gilman's criticism was and