The Yellow Wallpaper
Where is the narrator in the beginning of the story and why is she there?
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Lesson duration is: 35 minItems in this lesson
Where is the narrator in the beginning of the story and why is she there?
Slide 1 - Open question
What is the tone in this short story?
Slide 2 - Mind map
Why is writing so important for the narrator and why must she keep her writing a secret?
Slide 3 - Open question
Why becomes the narrator so obsessed with the yellow wallpaper?
Slide 4 - Open question
Describe how the wallpaper's symbolism develops throughout the story.
Slide 5 - Open question
Why is the wallpaper yellow?
A
Because John likes this color
B
When it is overused, it may have a disturbing effect
C
It is ironic
D
Because it is summer, so there is a lot of sun
Slide 6 - Quiz
Why is July fourth so important?
Slide 7 - Open question
Why does John believe the narrator’s health is improving?
Slide 8 - Open question
What are the main themes?
Slide 9 - Mind map
Why does the narrator identify herself with the woman?
A
To make clear why she lives the way she lives
B
To understand herself and her desires
C
She misses a female in her life
D
She wants to know how to escape from her circumstances
Slide 10 - Quiz
- Childhood is a motif in this story. How does childhood relate to the narrators relationship with her husband?
Slide 11 - Open question
How does "The Yellow Wallpaper" present the conflict between creativity and rationality?
Slide 12 - Open question
What happens to the narrator after the story ends?
Slide 13 - Open question
Why is the narrator reliable or unreliable?
A
Reliable: she writes it by herself and nobody else read it (so no influence from the outside)
B
Unreliable: the rest cure does not work very well
C
Reliable: John does not care about her
D
Unreliable: She is in a psychosis, so is not able to think clearly
Slide 14 - Quiz
How is the husband described?
Slide 15 - Open question
What is the position in the narrators marrage?
Slide 16 - Open question
How is the house discribed?
Slide 17 - Open question
At which point do you start to question the narrator’s state of mind?
A
The wallpaper came from the wall to touch the narrator
B
She saw more then one person in the wallpaper
C
When the paper tried to drag her in
D
When she was confi- nsed the paper knew what influence it had
Slide 18 - Quiz
Who is Jennie and why is she living at the estate?
Slide 19 - Open question
Which details in the journal indicate that her hallucinations grow increasingly strange?
Slide 20 - Open question
What is the suposed name of the narrator?
A
Jane
B
Lucey
C
Abey
D
Cessandra
Slide 21 - Quiz
Why does the narrator sees herself and Jane as a different person?
