What was the rope she hid from Jennie for?

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The Yellow Wallpaper

What was the rope she hid from Jennie for?

I don't understand that part of the story. I'm not quite sure what she used the rope for. I understand it was to tie the woman in case she "gets out," but in the end, she thinks of herself as the woman in the wallpaper. So did she end up tying herself up?

Asked by Debbie E #914738 on 7/3/2019 5:19 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 7/3/2019 1:13 PM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/3/2019 1:13 PM

The rope was hidden to capture the woman in the wallpaper. From the text, we can infer that once she decided that she was the woman trapped in the wallpaper, she did, in fact, bind herself. She talks about deperation..... and the desire to jump from the window except for the fact that the bars were too strong.

But I am securely fastened now by my well-hidden rope—you don't get ME out in the road there!

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