Characters
Who keeps a diary?
The Narrator
What color is the wallpaper?
Yellow
What point of view is the story written in?
1st person
Who is the author?
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Where is she from?
Hartford, Connecticut
Who was the narrator's husband and physician?
John
What does the Narrator see in the wallpaper?
A woman
"This paper looks to me as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!"
Personification
What year was the book published?
1892
When was she born?
July 3, 1860
Who is the sister-in-law?
Jennie
What does the wallpaper represent?
The woman herself or entrapment
"The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight."
Imagery
What illness is the narrator facing?
Postpartum depression
What is she best known for?
The Yellow Wallpaper
Who is the nanny?
Mary
What does the isolation do to her mental state?
It declines and eventually leads insanity
"The pattern does move, and no wonder! The woman behind shakes it!"
Metaphor
How does Jane go insane?
The isolation in the yellow room
What impact did Charlotte Gilman have in this world?
Demanded equal treatment for women
Who could Jane most likely be?
The narrator
"I never saw such ravages as the children have made here."
Foreshadowing
Why does the narrator describe the smell of the house as "yellow"?
Smell of evil and sickness
What is the moral of story?
Women should be given a voice
Women should be given rights to govern themselves
Mental health is important