For example, the wallpaper in the house had a lot to answer for regarding the narrator's psychological collapse because for the narrator, the wallpaper, like the walls in the in her mind, they needed to be knocked down so she could free the woman behind them herself. Furthermore, the following quote emphasizes this reasoning: “As the indistinct shapes become more distinct, begin to read the writing on the wall, the dominant text of masculine and martial direction. He sees the muted text underneath and recognizes that it is moving independently. Once he understands that she is a trapped woman, freeing her becomes his mission." (Farguharson 5) By this time the narrator has already convinced herself that she is trapped in this house, but she is also convinced that there is also another woman there and the only way to free her is to tear off the wallpaper. However, what she doesn't realize is that by tearing up the wallpaper, she is also breaking down the psychological walls in her mind, thus driving her completely crazy, but in a way freeing her at the same time..