Question
The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.
A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate!
Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it.
Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted?
John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.
John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures.
John is a physician, and perhaps—(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)—perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster.
You see, he does not believe I am sick!
And what can one do?
If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do?
My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing.
So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to “work” until I am well again.
Personally, I disagree with their ideas.
Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.
But what is one to do?
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What effect does the narrator’s point of view mainly have on readers?
(1 point)
Responses
It provokes compassion for the narrator by directly addressing readers.
It provokes compassion for the narrator by directly addressing readers.
It reveals to readers the difficulties the narrator is having with her condition and with others’ ideas about it.
It reveals to readers the difficulties the narrator is having with her condition and with others’ ideas about it.
It gives readers equal representation of the narrator’s and her husband’s perspectives.
It gives readers equal representation of the narrator’s and her husband’s perspectives.
It conveys to readers that the narrator is deceptive and untrustworthy.
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer.
A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity—but that would be asking too much of fate!
Still I will proudly declare that there is something queer about it.
Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted?
John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage.
John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and seen and put down in figures.
John is a physician, and perhaps—(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)—perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster.
You see, he does not believe I am sick!
And what can one do?
If a physician of high standing, and one’s own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do?
My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing.
So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to “work” until I am well again.
Personally, I disagree with their ideas.
Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.
But what is one to do?
"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Question
Use the passage to answer the question.
What effect does the narrator’s point of view mainly have on readers?
(1 point)
Responses
It provokes compassion for the narrator by directly addressing readers.
It provokes compassion for the narrator by directly addressing readers.
It reveals to readers the difficulties the narrator is having with her condition and with others’ ideas about it.
It reveals to readers the difficulties the narrator is having with her condition and with others’ ideas about it.
It gives readers equal representation of the narrator’s and her husband’s perspectives.
It gives readers equal representation of the narrator’s and her husband’s perspectives.
It conveys to readers that the narrator is deceptive and untrustworthy.
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The most accurate response is:
It reveals to readers the difficulties the narrator is having with her condition and with others’ ideas about it.
This point of view allows readers to understand the internal conflict and struggle she faces, particularly with her husband’s dismissive attitude toward her mental health. It highlights her feelings of isolation and frustration, fostering a sense of empathy and compassion for her situation.
It reveals to readers the difficulties the narrator is having with her condition and with others’ ideas about it.
This point of view allows readers to understand the internal conflict and struggle she faces, particularly with her husband’s dismissive attitude toward her mental health. It highlights her feelings of isolation and frustration, fostering a sense of empathy and compassion for her situation.
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