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desperate, anxious
how would you characterize the narrator's tone?
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like a diary
how do you explain the story's very short paragraphs?
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Who is the author of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
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She is very ill
What does the narrator's husband tell her family?
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she ripped it
What did the narrator do to the wallpaper?
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Jane
what is the "name" of the narrator?
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john's sister
who is Jennie?
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he faints
What happened to John at the end of story?
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She threw it out the window
What did the narrator do with the key?
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To tie up the woman in the wallpaper
Why does the narrator need a rope?
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personification, imagery
What figures of speech does the narrator use to describe the wallpaper?
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a small room covered in yellow wallpaper
what is the story's setting?
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physician
what is john's profession?
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1892
What year was the story published?
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free response
what is the theme?
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it gets worse
How does the narrator's mood change as the story progresses?
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it would be a much more detached view of the narrator's descent into madness
How would "The Yellow Wallpaper" be different if it were told from John's point of view?
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experience the narrator's descent into madness
What is the significance of the first-person perspective of the narrative?
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Mary has been hired to take care of the narrator's baby
What role does Mary play in the "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
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John or society
Who does the author blame for the narrator's descent into madness?
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that she is being repressed
What do the following comments reveal about the narrator's situation: "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage"; "I must put this away,--he hates to have me write a word"?
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they reveal the narrator's madness growing
How do the short paragraphs help you understand the narrator's mental state?
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it represents the narrator's repressed self
what is the significance of the women behind the yellow paper?
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men are in charge
What does the story suggest about middle-class women’s place and role in society in the late 1800’s?
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go out into the real world
What does the narrator believe is the best cure for her?
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