Answer:
DEFIANT
Step-by-step explanation:
In Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Walpaper," the speaker demonstrates open resistance to her husband. In that respect, the social context of the late 1800s makes the narrator feel trapped by men's rules, which expected women to get married, have children and be submissive to their husbands. However, as she becomes obsessed with the wallpaper and feels trapped behind it, she also challenges her husband by throwing the key from the window so that nobody can get into the room.