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English class 08-06
The Yellow wallpaper
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English class 08-06
The Yellow wallpaper
Senne Stan Lianne Tijmen

Slide 1 - Slide

how many pages does 'The Yellow Wallpaper' have?
A
B
C
D

Slide 2 - Quiz

today:
short summary
who is the author?
message behind the book
language use
the basics (?)
your homework
CITO-questions

Slide 3 - Slide

short summary
- diagnosis
- prescription
- the former nursery
- July 4th
- paranoid
- hallucinating
- peeling

Slide 4 - Slide

Which name does the narrator suddenly mention at the end of the story?
A
Jennie
B
Jane
C
Mary
D
Mark

Slide 5 - Quiz

Charlotte Perkins Gilman​

juli 1860 – august 1935
Her dad left at a young age​​​
married (1884)
first daughter (1885)
diagnosed with 'nervous exhoustion'(1887)
rest cure ⇨ worsened symptoms
broke up with her husband​ (1888)
first book (1888)
American feminist​​
publication The Yellow Wallpaper (1892)
Diagnosed with breastcancer​ (1932)
Killed herself with overdose cloroform (1935)
















Slide 6 - Slide

what subjects could be the hidden meanig
behind the yellow wallpaper?

Slide 7 - Mind map

message behind the book
- women
- "This is to be expected in marriage"
- the yellow wallpaper
- society and patriarchy
- trapped

Slide 8 - Slide

Language use
in the yellow wallpaper

Slide 9 - Slide

metaphores
Woman in the wallpaper
Peeling wallpaper off

Slide 10 - Slide

Imagery
Dull, repellent
''If u follow the lame uncertain curves for a little distance they commit suicide - plunge off at outrageous angles, destroy themselves in unheard of contradictions''


Slide 11 - Slide

Simile
"It is always the same page, only very numerous. And it is like a woman stooping down and creeping about a hidden pattern."

Slide 12 - Slide

Personification
''The front pattern DOES move - and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it! 

Slide 13 - Slide

Repetition 

Slide 14 - Slide

Alliteration
''Haunted house"
''sickly sulphur''

Slide 15 - Slide

the study questions
problems?
everything clear?








alright lets test it

Slide 16 - Slide

Why is writing so important to the narrator?

Slide 17 - Open question

What would make the narrator feel better according to her?

Slide 18 - Open question

Why does the narrator spend so much time thinking about the wallpaper?

Slide 19 - Open question

Why does the narrator refer to herself and Jane as 2 different people?

Slide 20 - Open question

BONUS. What slightly spoils the ghostly feeling of the house for the narrator? (within first 4 pages)
A
The horrid looking Wallpaper
B
Her husband
C
Legal trouble
D
The garden

Slide 21 - Quiz

fundamental information

Slide 22 - Slide

How many characters are in the story?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6

Slide 23 - Quiz

Characters
Protagonist - narrator 
John
The woman in the wallpaper
Jennie 

Slide 24 - Slide

Plot
Woman
mental illness
husband
decoding
trapped
tears off
freedom

Slide 25 - Slide

What is the setting of the story?
A rented mansion
an English garden
a psychiatric hospital
a nursery

Slide 26 - Poll

Setting
late 19th century
rented mansion
the room

Slide 27 - Slide

Mood
anxious yet optimistic
hopefull
mood becomes darker
euphoric

Slide 28 - Slide

What are the themes of the story?

Slide 29 - Mind map

Themes
mental illness and its treatments
gender roles and domestic life
outward appearence
self expression
power imbalance

Slide 30 - Slide

CITO-questions

Slide 31 - Slide

In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what does the yellow wallpaper symbolize?
A
Freedom and liberation
B
Oppression and confinement
C
halusination and depression
D
Peace and tranquility

Slide 32 - Quiz

Why did the Author of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' write the book?
A
to raise attention for the differences man and woman have in society
B
to express her feelings about 'rest cure'
C
to explain why she broke up with her husband
D
so she could earn money by selling the book

Slide 33 - Quiz

why chose the author to write the story like a diary?
To create.......
A
intimacy & authenticy
B
guilt & shame
C
fear & depression
D
joy & love

Slide 34 - Quiz

Arrange the following events from "The Yellow Wallpaper" in chronological order:

1 The narrator starts obsessing over the pattern of the yellow wallpaper.
2 The narrator's husband, John, forbids her from writing in her journal.
3 The narrator believes there is a woman trapped behind the wallpaper
4 The narrator begins to secretly write in her journal.
5 The narrator tears off the wallpaper and declares her freedom.
A
4-1-3-2-5
B
5-3-2-4-1
C
1-3-5-2-4
D
4-3-1-2-5

Slide 35 - Quiz

How does the narrator's mental state evolve throughout "The Yellow Wallpaper"?
A
She starts out mentally stable and becomes progressively more unstable.
B
She starts out mentally unstable and becomes progressively more stable.
C
Her mental state remains consistent throughout the story.
D
Her mental state is not described in the story.

Slide 36 - Quiz

the end

Slide 37 - Slide

did you learn something?
A
B
C
D

Slide 38 - Quiz

tips/ tops?
questions?

Slide 39 - Open question