“The Yellow Wallpaper” Ending: Is Jane Dead or Alive? This horrifying scene is again a symbol of her rage that results from her present mental state, which in turn is a result of her motherhood, which deprives her of her creativity and the desire to explore. Realizing that the mouse is dead, she kills the babies with her feet (we only see her face while she kills them). This rage again takes shape when she finds a dead mouse surrounded by her squeaking babies. She first throws the baby out of the carriage and then tries to bury him in the garden. Moreover, her depression even leads her to turn on her baby, who is, after all, the apparent cause of her postpartum depression. Without any way to vent out her disturbing imagination, will Jane be able to cope with herself?Īgain, we see how she is unable to cope with the fact that someone else (Jennie) is taking care of her baby. Soon, she begins to imagine that there is a madwoman trapped behind the wallpaper, struggling to get out of her cage just like she is. According to John, the room was once a nursery, but for Jane, it feels like a cage. She is devoured whole by the design of the wallpaper, its yellow stains on her clothes, and the foul odor that it leaves in her hair. This is when “The Yellow Wallpaper” of the room she is confined to by her husband begins to take its toll. Thus begins Jane’s scribbling and exploring in secrecy. Moreover, he tells her to rest and recover so that she can put into effect her talents as a mother. She is barred from writing, something she found solace in, by John, who tells her that it would exaggerate her illness further. Jane insists that engaging in outdoor activities will help her more, but John insists that lying in bed is the best cure. However, his care seems to be an excuse for the oppression that was very much prevalent at the time, i.e., the late 19th century. They have recently had a baby, and John has brought his wife here so that she can recover her strength as well as from her postpartum depression. Jane (Alexandra Loreth) is taken to a countryside mansion by her husband, John (Joe Mullins), who is also a doctor.

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