Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Yellow Wallpaper Q&A

1. Why is the narrator writing in secret?
If her brother and husband knew they would think her working too hard and put an end to it at once. Or she could only be encouraging this sickness of hers.

2. Describe the relationship between the narrator and her husband.
The husband does seem to love her and take care of her despite not believing in this "sickness" of hers. She gets frustrated by the fact that he doesn't believe her.

3. What do the details about the room suggest about its function?
A nursery/gym.

4. Describe the effect the wallpaper is having on the narrator.
It's making her imagine things I guess.

5. How do you explain the figure beginning to appear in the wallpaper?
Just a guess but maybe she's the one starting to appear in the wallpaper. I mean, her sudden weakness and the growing figure in the wall make sense don't they? And she did say that she felt something was wrong with the house.

6. What is the "idea" that John says the narrator should not "let... enter your mind"?
That her mind is degrading. That she's going crazy.

7. The narrator's attitude seems to have changed. Do you think she will get better?
Probably not.

8. What is the narrator's condition at this point?
To me? Progressively getting worse. She's become obsessed with that wallpaper.

9. What does the narrator now believe?
That she has become free of the wallpaper, that she has gotten out of it's yellow clutches.

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