The Yellow Wallpaper Flashcards
1
Q
Who wrote it?
A
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2
Q
What type is it?
A
Prose
3
Q
Give a quote about the wallpaper?
A
“Nobody could climb through that pattern - it strangles so”
4
Q
Explain the wallpaper quote?
A
Symbolises her mental health. She is isolated and constricted in the room as John is preventing her from doing anything
5
Q
Give an allegory?
A
“The windows are barred for the little children”
6
Q
Explain the allegory?
A
Surface meaning is an innocent nursery to keep the children safe.
Hidden meaning is a mental asylum, like a prison to stop her escaping
7
Q
What is ending like?
A
Open and ambiguous with no solid conclusion. The reader will never find out if Jane gets better or what happens when John wakes up from fainting
