"The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character And Cry For Freedom

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but to follow. "He knows there is no reason to suffer and that
satisfies him."(508) This quote illustrates that the men are in control.
If they strongly believe nothing is wrong, then nothing must be wrong. It
is a feeling of self satisfaction the men feel when they are superior to
the woman.
The main character knows John loves her, but it is the oppression
she feels that bothers her so. Her husband expresses his love for her but
at the same time imposes his will on her. He hinders her from having her
own thoughts. "…He is very careful and loving, and hardly lets me stir
without special direction…"(507) The last few words of this quote show how
John did not let her have any freedom because he was always there. John
acts as if he knows what the main character feels at all times. The main
character had absolutely no freedom, for her husband would let nothing
happen unless he was there to supervise. An example of this treatment is
when she wanted to get out of the house ...

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his wife's writing because he
knows he will not be able to control this factor of her life. "He says
that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making, a nervous
weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and
that I ought to use my will and good the check the tendency."(509) The
husband knows she has the ability to think for herself. He tells her she
should use her "good sense" not to do use this ability. John is also aware
of her imaginative power, and this is a power he does not like. If John
gives in to this power then he loses all control over his wife.
The main character states many times her need for expressing her
thoughts. "I ...

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