Question

What effect does the resolution have on the overall meaning of the passage in the yellow wallpaper

Answer 1

The resolution of the woman to not to be dominated any more and rise above her husband, not to stay behind the bars any more changes the over all meaning of the passage which is about domination of women by men.

Explanation:

"The yellow wallpaper" talks about the nature and characteristic of gender roles, talks about isolation being aloof and other Gothic elements but from the point of view of a woman.

But the end of the story is when that woman who resolute to not to be dominated by her husband anymore, crawls over the body of her husband who lies unconscious on the floor. She resolute not to stay behind the bars any more.