Everyone deals with their personal obstacles differently and "The Yellow Wallpaper" is a perfect example because there are many different obstacles throughout the story. The narrator and John both handle them differently and a result of which, is an essential change by both of them.

First of all, John handles everything to an extent but he doesn't solve the problem at hand. He tends to run away from it. For example, when the narrator asks, "why the house had stood so long untenanted,

Both the narrator and John undergo an essential change. The narrator begins the story as a woman who is somewhat mentally distraught. Throughout the story you can see her become different through her thoughts and actions. By the end of the story she has become clinically insane and is in desperate need for help. John on the other hand does not come to the realization that at the beginning of the story, the narrator has some issues that have to be dealt with and he just ignores them for the most part. Finally at the end of the story he comes to the realization that in fact, his wife is nuts.

There are many different obstacles that are to be found in "The Yellow Wallpaper." The main obstacle is of course the narrator's health. She obviously knows when she is feeling worse or better, however her husband seems to think that he knows but he is afraid of the truth so he always says she is doing fine. She knows better but she does not contest what he says because he is a physician and she doesn't want to insult him. The author indicates through the narrator's state of mind that she is obviously getting worse rather than better. Another obstacle is also with the narrator's state of mind. Her obstacle is the lady in the wallpaper. However she must develop a way to release her from the wallpaper and also to do it when neither John nor Jennie are around. She eventually completes this task but she lost her sanity in the process. Another obstacle is a physical one between the narrator and her husband John. He has her pretty much confined to her bedroom and she doesn't like that. She wants to have friends over and he won't let her see anyone. She isn't even allowed to see her baby at all, John won't let her do anything that could be remotely stressful and in the end that is what pushes her over the edge. He always leaves town and avoids her to avoid communicating about her condition and therefore she feels as though she has done something wrong. Another minor obstacle for the narrator is between her and the nurs

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