She decides what she wants to do and doesn't want to be interfered with by her husband. One reason could be that a man is now more understanding and wants to give his woman equal opportunities. They are not ashamed if their wives earn more than them or have a higher position in a company. In the story Jane feels sick, but because her husband tells her that he is fine and just needs to rest, she agrees with him. Since she clearly says in the story that she doesn't agree with her husband and brother's ideas, she has to keep everything to herself. Jane's husband would never let her go out, so he created a story with the character he sees in the torn wallpaper. Women are so sensitive and use this trait to gain his favor. Women today are as intelligent and sensitive as they were then, but now they have more confidence in themselves and do not agree with what is not right. In contrast, in the story she agrees that her husband is right when her husband took her in his arms and called her a blessed goose (Gilman