Answer all 3 parts with textual references to support your ideas. Separate your
Answer all 3 parts with textual references to support your ideas. Separate your answers as paragraphs like you would an essay- do not use numbers or bullet points in responding to these questions.
Is John the villain in the story? Why or why not?
Is there a comparable example of a woman’s “hysteria” within “The Yellow Wallpaper” that exists in our world today? Please explain your answer as to why or why there isn’t one today.
Would the narrator still have gone insane if she had been confined to another room – or even another house? Why or why not?Answer all 3 parts with textual references to support your ideas. Separate your answers as paragraphs like you would an essay- do not use numbers or bullet points in responding to these questions. Remember to use quotes and other textual evidence from the story to support your position. Do not tell me what the American Psychiatric Association has to say about this subject.
Compare the view of the role of women within marriage based on “The Yellow Wallpaper” and the poem “My Last Duchess”.
How does Duke’s understanding of a marriage compare and contrast with that of John’s from “The Yellow Wallpaper”?
Assuming it were possible- how different do you think a marriage between the Duke and the narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” would be?
Compare the view of the role of women within marriage based on “The Yellow Wallpaper” and the poem “My Last Duchess”.
Checklist:
Are you using quotes from the story to support your answers?
Have you made sure to explain any behavior of the characters in the story within their own time- not referencing any 20th/21st century psychiatric ideas of what is the right way to handle mental health issues?
Are you making sure that your paragraphs are not more than 8 sentences?Checklist:
Are you using quotes from the story to support your answers?
Have you made sure to explain any behavior of the characters in the story within their own time- not referencing any 20th/21st century psychiatric ideas of what is the right way to handle mental health issues?
Are you making sure that your paragraphs are not more than 8 sentences?