What is important about the title, The Yellow Wallpaper?

The pattern in the wallpaper is symbolic to being trapped. She fells trapped so she begins thinking there are other women in the wallpaper.

Could the wallpaper have been any other color? How would a change in color have changed the story?

no- yellow is symbolic of her mood; story takes place in summer- sets mood and personality

What are the psychological implications of the color "yellow"?

wrong shade of yellow can represent fear and anxiety

How does the narrator's description of the wallpaper change over time?

more details and more senses awakened

Could the story have taken place in a different place (or at a different time)?

no- this was a time when women were not seen as equal

Why does the narrator live in a "colonial mansion"? What does the setting mean? Is it important?

they had wallpaper, its a place of wealth

Why does Charlotte Perkins Gilman change the point of view? Is it an effective technique?

view of her husband, she is more determined to get free in the end

Why does the narrator say: "What can on do?"? "How does that statement represent her state of mind?

she wants to know what someone can do to get better if they are depressed

Why do you think Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote The Yellow Wallpaper?

for women suffering with depression after having a baby

What are the conflicts in The Yellow Wallpaper? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional) did you notice? Is the conflict resolved?

physical- between narrator and wallpaper, moral- underlying issue of men and women being equal, intellectual- relationship between husband and wife, emotional- her depression

Do you care about the characters? Do you like (or dislike) them? How real (or well-developed) do they seem to you?

sympathize with narrator. John seems arrogant, cold, and aloof; characters are stereotypes of the age. well-developed

How does Charlotte Perkins Gilman reveal characters in The Yellow Wallpaper?

characters are introduced by the narrator

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Question	Answer
What is important about the title, The Yellow Wallpaper?	The pattern in the wallpaper is symbolic to being trapped. She fells trapped so she begins thinking there are other women in the wallpaper.
Could the wallpaper have been any other color? How would a change in color have changed the story?	no- yellow is symbolic of her mood; story takes place in summer- sets mood and personality
How does the color "yellow" affect you? Do you like (or dislike) it?
What are the psychological implications of the color "yellow"?	wrong shade of yellow can represent fear and anxiety
How does the narrator's description of the wallpaper change over time?	more details and more senses awakened
Could the story have taken place in a different place (or at a different time)?	no- this was a time when women were not seen as equal
Why does the narrator live in a "colonial mansion"? What does the setting mean? Is it important?	they had wallpaper, its a place of wealth
Why does Charlotte Perkins Gilman change the point of view? Is it an effective technique?	view of her husband, she is more determined to get free in the end
Why does the narrator say: "What can on do?"? "How does that statement represent her state of mind?	she wants to know what someone can do to get better if they are depressed
Why do you think Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote The Yellow Wallpaper?	for women suffering with depression after having a baby
What are the conflicts in The Yellow Wallpaper? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or emotional) did you notice? Is the conflict resolved?	physical- between narrator and wallpaper, moral- underlying issue of men and women being equal, intellectual- relationship between husband and wife, emotional- her depression
Do you care about the characters? Do you like (or dislike) them? How real (or well-developed) do they seem to you?	sympathize with narrator. John seems arrogant, cold, and aloof; characters are stereotypes of the age. well-developed
How does Charlotte Perkins Gilman reveal characters in The Yellow Wallpaper?	characters are introduced by the narrator

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