eard of contradictions." (Gilman 659) This is quite an intense description that says many things. In a sense, the patterns on the wallpaper are being compared to women. It is as if women are confusing objects that are always annoyed, yet constantly receive study from others. When they are examined further, it is discovered that these objects are so full of contradictions that they will eventually self-destruct. This can also go to say that women have no common sense and therefore cannot be trusted to make logical decisions or defend themselves if the need should arise. That is why the man is there: to supervise them and give them specific instructions to help them to make it through life safely.In further analysis of the wallpaper, it is discovered that the wallpaper is like a maze. One peculiar way that the narrator describes the actual design of the wallpaper is by saying that it is has "a kind of 'debased Romanesque'go waddling up and down in isolated columns of fatuity." (Gilman 662) The word "Romanesque" in this sense refers to romance as well as a highly ornamented design supported by decorated vault columns. In connecting the description to the character, we can deduce that the female mind is filled with flawed romantic thought vaults that are supported by beautiful columns of confusion. Even though I think that this is not true, in most cases, it is a literal translation of the words in that sentence. She also goes on to describe the pattern of the wallpaper as "a florid arabesque." (Gilman 664) From this, it can be said that the female's mind is an interlacing of patterns that to some can seem abnormal and quite confusing.The wallpaper itself, which is obviously intended to portray the characteristics of the ideal woman, is the narrator's source of madness. At first, she just dislikes the wallpaper in general. But after a while, she begins to utterly hate it and its properties and implications in her mind. This can ...
