The Yellow Wallpaper

Before reading "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman I expected that the story would be exciting and fun because I associate the color yellow with the sun shining, birds chirping and pleasant activities. The short story turned out to be exactly the opposite of what I expected. What I liked most about the story is the realistic representation of what a mental disease really is. I think this story is very helpful for people not suffering with a mental illness to really get a clearer idea of the mind state of a mentally ill person and understand, support and help them get better. I would recommend this story to all my friends because unfortunately mental health disorders are widely spread and mentally healthy people need to have at least some basic knowledge in order to be able to understand how the sick ones actually think, act and feel in order to be able to help them recover.