I picture a large white colonial mansion surrounded by greenery.

She has become consumed by her condition. She no longer wishes to go outside, although she used to.

It is the final day before they catch the boat. The author wants to surprise her husband by catching the woman in the wall, containing her. One can assume, from this statement she aims to contain her condition for her husband to impress him. She becomes desperate, willing to do anything to prove the woman in the wall (her condition) exists while attempting to rid herself of these thoughts. Perhaps hoping the proof will allow her to move on or receive help for the woman (herself/her condition ).

When reading this statement, I immediately think that the wallpaper (or her condition) is beginning to completely overwhelm her. As her condition is progressing the sunlight is fading and the rain/fog worsen her condition. The wallpaper is now following her throughout the house, becoming overwhelming in every room.

The author dislikes the wallpaper but calls it her own. She mentions flourishing despite the wallpaper, rather than bringing up her condition. This information further establishes her feelings and descriptions of the wallpaper align with her condition. It seems as if she is replacing her condition with the wallpaper and using the terms interchangeably.

I wonder if the wallpaper is the author's way of expressing her condition. She states there are things nobody knows but her within the wallpaper, just as there are with her thoughts. She views a woman trapped and creeping about similar to how she feels in the house and how she has to keep her writing hidden from others. She wishes her husband would take her away from the wallpaper, just as she wishes he could heal her condition.

1. From these statements it seems as if the author is trying to understand the design of the wallpaper. Could she being doing so perhaps because she wished someone would do the same for her and her condition? It seems as if the wallpaper goes one way, but it is unsure where the design stems from and the direction it is truly going. I immediately thought of her condition, does she wish her husband or brother would analyze the root and direction of her condition for hours (as she does the wallpaper she dislikes so much, similar to how they feel about her condition).

John's sister seeks nothing more than sticking with the gender roles of the time period, based on this statement by the author. Reading this statement after gaining more information about the author's condition, one can assume the author looks to John's sister as a role model for the time. The author believes John's sister is comfortable with where she is.

The author discusses her history of finding expressions in objects. She goes on to personify objects throughout an old room of hers. This line establishes her history of over analyzing and personifying objects in her presence. Her attention to detail and perceived expressions of objects carries over from her childhood to their rental.

From this statement one wonders if she is being sarcastic, as she is able to write when he is not around. Another viewpoint is that she resents her husbands mindset about her condition. She seeks answers for the way she is feeling, but has no one that will offer advice nor recognize even the slightest possibility she has a condition.