After reading The Yellow Wallpaper (from start to finish), find a paragraph in the story that you find particularly intriguing.
**YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO QUOTE THE PARAGRAPH THAT YOU CHOSE AND PROVIDE YOUR OWN ANALYSIS OF THAT PARAGRAPH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE WHOLE STORY.
Some things to consider as you do your analysis:
1. Is the narrator legitimately crazy? How would you diagnose her condition?
2. The narrator’s neurosis (or psychosis) seems to grow more intense as the story goes on, and yet those around her seem to think she is improving. What do you make of this?
3. Who are the other characters in this story? (There are more than a few.) What roles do they play, and what do they tell us about the narrator?
4. Who is the woman behind the wallpaper?
5 What do YOU think Gilman is trying to say in with this crazy story?
These are just some basic questions (with complex answers) to get you thinking about what’s going on in the story. You do not have to respond directly to any of them. Your main objective in this post is to do a thorough (and original) analysis of one particular paragraph.
TIP: Don't worry about giving a "correct" interpretation of your paragraph. Just think it out, and write as much as you can.
As always, have so much fun. ☺
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