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The Yellow Wallpaper
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
I get unreasonably angry with John sometimes. I’m sure I never used to be so sensitive. I think it is due to this nervous condition.
But John says if I feel so I shall neglect proper self-control; so I take pains to control myself,—before him, at least,—and that makes me very tired.
I don’t like our room a bit. I wanted one downstairs that opened on the piazza and had roses all over the window, and such pretty old-fashioned chintz hangings! but John would not hear of it.
He said there was only one window and not room for two beds, and no near room for him if he took another.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
What do the author’s details reveal about the character of John?
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He is very controlling of his wife.
He is very controlling of his wife.
He is selfless and generous toward his wife.
He is selfless and generous toward his wife.
He is interested in his wife’s opinions.
He is interested in his wife’s opinions.
He is unconcerned with his wife’s activities.
He is unconcerned with his wife’s activities.
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The details in the passage reveal that the character of John is very controlling of his wife. He dismisses her desires for a different room and imposes his own decisions about their living situation, which indicates a lack of consideration for her feelings and opinions. Therefore, the correct response is:
He is very controlling of his wife.
