Everyone at some point in their life has felt like they were almost driven mad by someone or something. This is the case of the main character of Charlotte Perkins Stetson's short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. During this story, the protagonist is locked in a room that she despises simply because of the wallpaper. As the story progresses, he begins to notice figures that seem trapped in the wallpaper. I firmly believe that the figures that appear trapped in the wallpaper represent not only the main character's struggles, but also other women who have suffered horrific mistreatment of mental illness and women who have been subject to punishment for attempting to escape from their home. spheres. In the “Yellow Wallpaper” they were also taught to stay at home and live in a domestic sphere where the man of the house went to work. It is also well known that if women attempted to leave the domestic sphere, they would be punished for it. Not just to try to break out of their domestic sphere, but also simply to talk about what's on their minds. Andrea L. Miller and Eugene Borgida also explain this by stating that “As described above, research on role congruity theory and descriptive and prescriptive stereotypes in the workplace has established that when men and women violate gender stereotypes by crossing spheres , with women pursuing professional success and men contributing to domestic labor, they face negative consequences and economic sanctions” (Miller and Borgida 2). This is exactly the case with the narrator and her husband. He also states that “And I know John would think that's absurd. But I have to say what I feel and think somehow: it's such a relief!” (Steson 5). This quote not only shows the reader that John does not want to hear the narrator complain about the background, but it also shows that he controls the main character to some extent. Catherine J. Golden also states that “She tells how she attempted to follow Mitchell's oft-quoted parting advice: devote yourself to your children, limit your intellectual activity, and 'never touch pen, brush, or pencil as long as you live'” ( D' gold 5). This is of great importance because, since the “Yellow Wall-Paper” is based on some events that occurred in Stetson's life, it shows how restrictive and controlling Stetson's husband, Mitchell, was during her diagnosis. It seems that he not only wanted her to focus on her children, but also limited her intellectual abilities