The yellow wallpaper is a story about a sick woman who is trying to fight her mental state . The whole story is written in the first point - of - view since we only know what the main character knows and everything is seen from her eyes . The words written are supposed to be some type of journal or a diary she keeps for herself . Every time she is interrupted or some else is coming she stops writing and continues later .

Why are there so many interruptions and gaps in the novel ?
It is written stream of conscious .