Wallpaper// The Revolt of a Mother

The revolt of a mother and the wallpaper have striking similarities in mood and leading roles. The mood in both stories is eerie and downcast. The revolt of a mother makes me squirm in my chair when reading the discomfort of the family and their disconnect from one another. When the family sits at the dinner, they barely speak to one another and this disconnect is also seen in the wallpaper between the husband and wife. When the wife decides the go against her husbands wishes in The revolt of a mother, the reader feels it is justified by the poor treatment of the father. This is similar in the wallpaper when the main character does not obey her husband in coming out of the room. Both stories make the reader lean graciously towards the wife because she is oppressed in some way.