They have come into their own and developed significantly more independence from men. This just goes to show that women have evolved over the last century. Most women in today’s society would have a problem with having to ask their husband’s permission to do something or having their husband boss them around. It seems strange to me that John “allows” her to do things rather than giving her the opportunity to do things of her own free will, and she is okay with that. Many women were considered hysterical and given treatment as if they were insane. This gives in to the stereotype that all women are crazy, especially at the point in time this story was written. He “assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression – a slight hysterical tendency.” John encourages her to not think about her illness because he believes that will only make it worse, and the woman seems to take everything he says as gospel. John does everything he can to take care of her, but doesn’t let on that anything is seriously wrong with her. She goes on and on about John and everything he has to say about her illness or, as he seems to think, her lack thereof.
From the beginning of the story, it is obvious that the main character and narrator, a woman, is acting as her husband’s inferior.
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