John's Love

John is a kind, loving husband and his love is very evident to the narrator throughout her story. He chose to bring his wife out to the country so that she could get well and he is doing what he believes is best for his wife. Even though the narrator does not like her room very much, she stays where John tells her to since he “is very caring and loving” (12). If his wife did not think that John was good to her she would not have chosen to say those things about him. As the story goes on and the narrator begins her descent into insanity, her feelings that John adores her do not change. She says that John “loves [her] dearly, and hates to have [her] sick” (21). John not only cherishes his wife the way she is, but wants her to get better. Although “it is so hard to talk to John about [her] case” it is only “because he is so wise, and because he loves [her] so” (23). It can be difficult for any person to talk to someone he or she loves about his or her problems, and this is the same for the narrator and John. It is obvious to the narrator that John loves her, and that is vital to any healthy marriage.