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In The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, is it clear that only through the use of literary elements are we able to see how truly great a story is. In this particular short story, similes, point of view, and plausible plot, help to make the story extremely likeable. It is as if this story was a flower in the midst of a busy city and the only thing it needed was water to survive. …

…the confines of a typically male dominated society. Ultimately, Jane realized that she held control over her own life. It was her responsibility to stand up for what she believed in, and just because her husband was a male didn’t make him superior to her. "The Yellow Wallpaper," while being highly autobiographical for Charlotte Perkins Gilman, was also a stepping-stone in helping to understand depression and liberating women everywhere through its amazing literary elements.