Journal for the Yellow Wallpaper

The journal entry for today is about The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The short story seems to be partially inspired by the time that Gilman was sick and was unable to write and went through a situation much like this one. The problem with the character within the Yellow Wallpaper is that she is feeling ill and while it would be presumed that she is adult enough to care for her own well being her husband, a medical doctor, has complete control over her. I think that the yellow wallpaper in the story actually represents this control that the main character's husband has over her. As the wallpaper peels away the main character seems to be more insane, but the end of this journey seems to be reached when the main character peels off all of the wallpaper and apparently has managed to escape the control her husband has over her.