man who was put in a cage vs the yellow wallpaper
... In May’s story a man was taken from his every day life and placed in a cage that the public could see. Gilman used a much nicer approach by using an old child’s bedroom as the “cage” or “prison” symbol. ... Although insanity caught up to both characters, “The Yellow Wallpaper” originated and stayed as a serious and just attempt to help the main character. ... ” “The Man Who Was Put in a Cage” was a sick story of a king using his power to use another human as a toy. He chose a man off the streets, who had a family, and decided to see what is was like if he did such a thing. By no means was this accepted by the man at first, but as the story went on it seemed as if he did accept it.