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The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2 Book Cover
The American Tradition in Literature, Volume 2, 10/e
George Perkins, Eastern Michigan University
Barbara Perkins, University of Toledo-Toledo


Essay Questions



Analysis Essay Quiz



1

What therapies does the narrator defy in her treatment? What prohibited activity may be responsible for the narrator's increasing mental imbalance?
2

Trace the evolution of the narrator's primary hallucination.

Evaluation Essay Quiz



3

Research the Internet for historical information on mental illness, particularly its treatment in the late nineteenth century. Why was "The Yellow Wallpaper" important in prompting further investigations of mental illness and its treatment?
4

Why is the epistolary mode of expression so essential to "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

Interpretation Essay Quiz



5

What issues does "The Yellow Wallpaper" raise in trying to define "normalcy"?
6

What influence do the other characters of the story play in helping to reveal the narrator's mental breakdown?