The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, uses aspects of feminist theory to develop the plot and create an image of the era. The narrator lives in a patriarchal society where a man's opinions are rarely, if ever, questioned. Throughout the story the opinions of the narrator, a woman, are not valued; men plan every aspect of her life. The narrator is also treated as weaker than her male colleagues and is called names, particularly those given to children. Finally, due to the previously mentioned aspects of her life, the narrator is confined to the attic of the villa and it is likely that it was this confinement that drove her to madness. The Yellow Wallpaper opposes feminist ideologies through its low consideration of the narrator, while using these same ideologies to further develop the plot. Throughout the story, the narrator's opinions are not valued. Every time he expresses his thoughts, they are belittled or ignored. When he mentions the prospect of the house being haunted, the narrator notes that “John laughs at me, of course” (Gilman, 1). This not only shows John's value in his belief that the house is haunted, but by also saying "certainly" (1) the narrator shows that this is in no way a new phenomenon. She is used to her husband treating her this way. His opinions receive equal credit when addressing his own illness. As the narrator mentions after her husband John, a doctor, examines her, "he doesn't think I'm sick!" (1). Since her husband has no medical evidence to prove that she is actually ill, he does not take her seriously, believing that she is making up her illness even though she tells him that she doesn't feel well... middle of paper... ... .his life and the treatment in question. As a result, her husband's and ultimately society's view of women intensified her postpartum depression, which may have been very mild. Furthermore, she is pushed to the edge of the world as a child and lives her life as one. Her confinement due to stereotypical patriarchal views of her simply because she is a woman leads to hysteria, which ultimately proves that it is through the lack of equality for women and more specifically for the narrator of this story that leads to an outcome tragic. Works Cited Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The yellow background. Print."Postpartum depression." Canadian Mental Health Association. Canadian Mental Health Association, 2011. Web. 9 July 2011. .“Fantasy.” definitely Collins English Dictionary Gem. and. Canadian. 1992.