Charlotte Perkins Gilman's ''The Yellow Wallpaper'' is a short story about a woman and her husband who move into a house where the woman is meant to rest and recover from a nervous condition. Her husband, John, as well as her caretaker, Jennie, protect the woman narrating the story. In fact, so much so that she has very little freedom, and eventually, loses her sanity.
Some people believe that the narrator is not named throughout the story to indicate that she represents herself and the group of people: other women who have been overprotected or mistreated based on a mental illness.
There is also another theory. At the end of the story, the narrator tells her husband: “I’ve got out at last, despite you and Jane.”. Some researchers believe that this phrase indicates that her name is Jane. It also means that she hints at her role in allowing her to be repressed. Others, however, claim that it might be a misprint, and the narrator refers to Jennie.