1. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper”Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper” to evaluate and review the role women played in the eternal bond of marriage and also to shed light on the fact that women of that period did nothing of the their own decisions. Something that needs to be pointed out without giving up further analysis is that the narrator's name is never revealed in full, which, one can imagine, is a look at the oppression women faced during this time. Without revealing the narrator's name, Gilman deprives her of her true identity. This offers an underlying theme that, as the story matures, can be seen more clearly. From the beginning of "The Yellow Wallpaper" the reader is given a feeling of taboo with the secret diary through which the entire story is conveyed. The husband, domineering and arrogant, advised the narrator to free herself from any intellectual stimulation as a remedy for an illness. She disagrees and thinks that “excitement and change” would be the perfect remedy (Gilman 1670). Her husband immediately straightens her out by explaining that even the fact that she is thinking about the idea is making her condition worse. This humiliating behavior pushes her to keep this secret diary in which she can express herself and vent “despite” her husband (Gilman 1670). In the first secret diary entry, Gilman provides many symbols that will play an important role later in the story. Toward the end of the first entry the narrator provides a description of the walls of his new bedroom. Very frankly the narrator states: "I have never seen such a worse newspaper in my life." (Gilman 1671) With this dialogue the narrator issues a cry for help to the reader, so to speak. The walls of... middle of paper... Charlotte Perkins. "The yellow background." Baym, Nina. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013. 1669-1681. Print.James, Henry. "Daisy Miller: A Study." Baym, Nina. The Norton Anthology of American Literature. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013. 1511-1549. The editorial team of Print.Shmoop. "Daisy Miller's Theme of Hypocrisy." November 11, 2008. Shmoop.com. Network. May 19, 2014.Shullo, Christin. “An Analysis of A New England Nun by Mary E. WIlkins Freeman.” April 15, 2008. Yahoo Contributor Network. Network. May 18, 2014. SparkNotes Editors. "SparkNote on yellow background." April 30, 2014. Sparknotes.com. Network. May 18, 2014. SparNotes editors. “SparkNote on the Story of an Hour.” and Sparknotes.com. 18 May 2014. Todd, Brittany. “A New England Nun by Mary E. Wilkins Analysis and Summary.” November 13, 2013. Liveplan.com. Network. May 19 2014.