Early Stream of Consciousness and Feminism in Fiction

Question 1

What conclusion can you draw about the author’s use of stream of consciousness?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: It draws the reader into the experience of sliding into madness.

Question 2

What effect does the unreliable narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” have on the reader?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: The reader realizes that the narrator isn’t receiving the medical attention she needs.

Question 3

Which of the following describe Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s purposes, or reasons why she wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper”? Check the three boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: to inform readers about the effects of society’s expectations on a person’s mental health; D: to describe life as a woman in this time period and help the reader connect to the experience; E: to persuade others of the dangers of medical treatment that do not take a patient’s wants or needs into account

Question 4

How does this effect support the narrator’s viewpoint?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

B: It supports the viewpoint that “rest cures” could be ineffective and even dangerous.

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