The Yellow Wallpaper Questions PDF

Preview

Summary

short story...

Description

“The Yellow Wallpaper” Questions 1. Describe the wallpaper’s pattern in literal terms. What does it look like? Why is this important? 2. The narrator’s relationship with the wallpaper goes through various stages. Identify and describe those stages. Use Text evidence. 3. Analyze John’s character and his role in the story. Use Text evidence. How does he help or harm his wife? Explain in detail. 4. Discuss the themes of a.)censorship, b.) silencing, and c.) imprisonment in this story.Use Text evidence. 5. Consider the use of a first-person narrator in this story. Could the same story be told from a different point of view, or would the effect change entirely? What does your answer to this question say about the narrator’s reliability? Explain in detail. No text evidence required. 6. Scan the story for each mention of the narrator’s journal, underlining these references when you find them. Form a conclusion about the role of the journal in the story. Why does the narrator have to keep it a secret from John and his sister? 7. Identify a conflict central to the story. Discuss how that conflict affects the various characters. Is the conflict resolved by the end?...