Parallelism is a repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or express a similar idea. We first see the phrase "what can be done" when the main character describes her husband's insensitivity to her illness. She said: “You see, he doesn’t believe I’m sick! And what can we do? She continues to describe how her husband reassured those close to her that she was suffering from a “temporary nervous breakdown – a slight hysterical tendency – what should we do?” Eventually, she expresses her disapproval of the treatment and her insensitivity but changes her mind and continues by saying “but what can we do” (Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” 1)? The repetition of the phrase creates an emotional effect on readers, especially those who are women. Gilman uses the repetition of such a phrase to create a feeling of helplessness and to show how much of an effect John has on the main character's mind. Throughout the passage, the reader can constantly see the main character wanting. something then makes her change her mind. She repeats phrases like “but John says” or “but John laughs”. (Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” 2). A clear example of this is shown when the narrator says: "I sometimes imagine that, in my state, if I had less opposition and more society and stimulation - but John says the worst thing I could to do is to think