Question

Whom does the narrator see hiding in the wallpaper?
herself, trapped in her life
Jennie, trapped in her job
the neighbor, trapped outside the house
Mary, trapped with the baby 2What does the narrator’s description reveal about the social context of the story?
Women were able to make their own decisions about working.
Doctors were believed to be unquestionably all-knowing.
Husbands were reluctant to take doctors’ advice.
Wives were considered to be less fragile than husbands.

Answer 1

1. Herself, trapped in her life — she comes to see the woman in the wallpaper as a reflection of her own confinement.
2. Doctors were believed to be unquestionably all-knowing — the narrator and her husband accept the male doctor's "rest cure" and defer to his authority.