The Yellow Wall Woman

The rebellion in the short story, "The Yellow Wall Paper," is seen when Jennie begins tearing off the Yellow wallpaper. She decides to commit to this act because she feels as though her husband is too controlling. Before the tearing of the wallpaper, the narrator begins to believe that their is a woman at the other side of the wall. This is what convinces her to rip of the paper. The woman being trapped behind the wall represents her own relationship with her husband. The wall and Jennie's husband both symbolize a loss of freedom.