The character of the husband, John, in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is presented as a respected doctor and a caring husband who strives to improve his mental health of his wife, the narrator, who is diagnosed with a temporary nervous condition. John tries throughout the story to apply professional treatment methods and medications in his approach to helping his wife gain strength. However, his patient, his wife, appears to ignore John's professional opinions and act as if she only follows his advice during his waking presence with her. The narrator seems to need John's positive opinion about the state of his mental condition to avoid criticism, even if she does not agree with his treatment methodology. John, no doubt, cares for his wife and her well-being, but he does not realize how his method of treatment negatively affects their relationship and his wife's progress towards gaining strength. Although John has been portrayed as a caring and loving doctor and husband to the narrator throughout much of the story, he has also been suggested as intrusive and directive to a defiant level in the narrator's mind. John's approach seems to be logical as he decided that it would be best for his wife to escape the depression by temporarily moving to an isolated estate where the air, water, greenery and calm would be the uplifting factors in the journey of his wife towards gaining strength and improvement. The narrator does not agree with her husband's decisions about how she should stay and do what he has decided for her in this retreat, but follows his orders regardless. John's treatment of his wife consists of medical prescriptions: “I take phosphates or phosphites, whatever it is, and tonics, ... middle of paper ... obsession and intrusiveness. John's lack of having an open mind to his wife's thoughts and opinions and his constant childish treatment of his wife somewhat emphasizes this point, even though this may not have been his intention. The narrator felt strongly that his thoughts and feelings were ignored and ignored, as stated by the narrator “John doesn't know how much I really hurt. He knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him" (Gilman 115), and shows his contempt for his husband by paying particular attention to what he considers to be more important cases than that of his wife with a sarcastic idea "I'm glad my case isn't serious!" (Gilmann 115). It is very doubtful that John is the villain of the story, his good intentions in doing everything practical and possible to help his wife gain strength and well-being are clear throughout the story..