Gothic horror stories often express cultural anxieties and
explore social issues. In an essay of 700 – 750 words, discuss
how Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story “The Yellow Wall-Paper”
addresses domestic abuse. Explain how the story’s Gothic
elements (the creepy wallpaper and the mysterious woman who
appears behind it) serve as symbols for the pressures of
marriage and motherhood placed on women in Gilman’s era