Response Question 6 - Gilman's Yellow Wallpaper

In what ways does the situation of the speaker in “The Yellow Wallpaper” paralell Edna’s? How does the activity of writing figure in this story and why is it important?  What symbolic significance do the room and the wall-paper itself seem to hold?  Does the conclusion to this story resemble that of Chopin’s The Awakening in your opinion? Why or why not?