The Yellow Wallpaper Forum

In "The Yellow Wall Paper" the narrator mentions a "yellow smell" that seems to follow her and goes throughout the house. What is the smell from? Does it symbolize anything? We have to do an indepth worksheet on it for Honors, some of the older kids in my school mentioned something about the smell was from the narrator urinating on the wall? Anyone have any useful ideas.

This is the question from the worksheet:

What is the smell in the house? Support your answer.

to your question:
In relation to the story, the smell only shows her progression towards insanity. First she is bothered by sight, which is the movement of the wallpaper and now is the smell. Her mind has completely overpowered her senses making her believe these things. When a person is leading onself towards insanity, the mind has the power ( tools ) which are the senses.
the smell was only of her creation just like everything else. it doesnt symbolize anything just compares the reation of the color of the paper as now whe says yellow smell.