way should the man have fainted? But hedid, and right across my path by the wall so that I had tocreep over him every time! (Barrrett 204)Throughout The Yellow Wallpaper, Gilman makes it evident that theprotagonist is suffering from some type of postpartum reaction, that has beenleft untreated by her husband. She was able to vividly portray a womansdescent into madness, due to her own fit with a similar disorder. Gilmanwrote the story to effect change in the treatment of depressive women. Sheonce stated It was not intended to drive people crazy, but to save peoplefrom being driven crazy (Barrett 185)....
