A story of feminism told through the eyes of a depressed maniac, is shown in the text of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story, “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Gilman was inspired to write the story after her diagnosis of depression, which sent her into a manic state, and at her doctor's request she was placed on bed rest (A&E, 2011). However, this motivated Gilman to continue his writing as an attempt to recover and, in turn, "The Yellow Wallpaper" was created. During the 19th century, when the story was written, women were expected to fulfill the role of wife and mother and society did not tolerate anything different (American Literature, 1998). “The Yellow Wallpaper” demonstrates the power struggle, search for personality and escape from reality of a maniacal woman. To understand the terrors of the narrator's phobia, the events of the story are told in chronological order to allow the reader to experience the disease firsthand. The protagonist's first-person narration puts the reader in the shoes of a maniac. The demonstration is shown by the first-person protagonist who suggests that the woman is inferior to her husband, through the first-person interpretation of the woman in the background and in the chronological order of events where the progression of the personified background state symbolizes the development of the disease. The protagonist's first-person narration, in the "Yellow Wallpaper," suggests that men's inferiority occurs through the husband's control over the struggling narrator. This is the rising action because the narrator begins writing and keeping her secret diary that passively states her struggle for power. John, the narrator's antagonistic husband, is a doctor who believes she is...... middle of paper...... Norton, 2010. 608-19.Mayo Clinic Staff. “Postpartum Depression: Lifestyle and Home Remedies.” Mayo Clinic. 1998. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, August 2, 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/postpartumdepression/DS00546/DSECTION=lifestyle%2Dand%2Dhome%2Dremedies. November 12, 2011. Mayo Clinic Staff. “Postpartum Depression: Symptoms.” Mayo Clinic. 1998. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, August 2, 2011. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/postpartumdepression/DS00546/DSECTION=symptoms. November 12, 2011.Thomas, Deborah. “The Changing Role of Femininity: From Real Woman to New Woman in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. American Literature: Research and Analysis Website. 27.7.1998. Florida Gulf Coast University, 1998. http://itech.fgcu.edu/faculty/wohlpart/alra/gilman.htm. November 12, 2011.