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  In The Yellow Wallpaper... Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Can we believe everything that she says? Why or why not?

  Posted by fafar9 on Nov 2, 2009 at 03:40 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper" why are they living in this colonial mansion? What is its history? Does the heroine feel comfortable in the house?

  Posted by car123123 on Oct 27, 2009 at 06:35 PM

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  With close reference to the story "The Yellow Wallpaper", explain John's character and his relationship with his wife.

  Posted by zartaj on Oct 22, 2009 at 10:47 AM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper" what does the creeping figure in the wallpaper represent?

  Posted by amarquez9109 on Oct 20, 2009 at 04:07 PM

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  need help comparsion and cotrast The Yellow Wallpaper and Cathdral.

  Posted by blessed4 on Oct 19, 2009 at 05:55 PM

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  How does this delayed or unreliable narration relate to other moments in d story in which she contradicts an earlier entry or denies her own actions.

  Posted by temi07 on Sep 19, 2009 at 01:22 PM

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  How does this delayed or unreliable narration relate to other moments in d story in which she contradicts an earlier entry or denies her own actions.

  Posted by temi07 on Sep 18, 2009 at 01:12 AM

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  How would you identify Piety, Purity, Submissivenss and Domesticity in this story?

  Posted by jdog00 on Sep 8, 2009 at 06:07 PM

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  the symbolism of the "nursery" in the story the yellow wallpaper  

  Posted by pozniak6 on Sep 7, 2009 at 07:29 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what is seen from the 4 views from the windows upstairs, and what is the emotional quality of those views?  

  Posted by jsteez on Sep 2, 2009 at 04:55 PM

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  How would you characterize the events in the story?

  Posted by tracy00 on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:38 AM

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  Describe the narrator and indicate her attitude towards the story being told.

  Posted by wangsta172 on Aug 8, 2009 at 12:34 PM

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  Can anyone help me compare & contrast the first person narrators of "The Yellow Wallpaper" & "Rape Fantasies" please?

  Posted by caseyburl on Aug 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM

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  "The Yellow Wallpaper" is narrated through stream-of-consciousness; discuss, viewing the feminist and psychological aspect of the story.

  Posted by lovelydeer on Jun 5, 2009 at 06:40 AM

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  How has narrator changed the "Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by hakikiturk on May 14, 2009 at 04:03 PM

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  What is the major theme of The Yellow Wallpaper?

  Posted by jcjcc1275 on May 5, 2009 at 09:38 AM

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  What is the big similarity between "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "A Doll's House"?

  Posted by teardrop on Apr 26, 2009 at 11:32 AM

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  What do the stories The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Death In The Woods by Sherwood Anderson have in common?

  Posted by reneenicole77 on Apr 13, 2009 at 01:08 PM

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  What is the plot of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by heatherworley17 on Mar 3, 2009 at 03:51 PM

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  What are the symbolic meanings of the color yellow in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by nikkki on Feb 28, 2009 at 11:32 AM

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  I need help writing an essay connecting "The Yellow Wallpaper" with "Daisy Miller" as a woman's perspective on their society.

  Posted by racesmit on Feb 18, 2009 at 07:48 PM

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  In the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" how ill does the narrator seem at the beginning and at the end of the story?

  Posted by chrisman on Feb 18, 2009 at 06:31 PM

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  How does "The Yellow Wallpaper" fit into American literary tradition?

  Posted by onyx on Feb 18, 2009 at 11:25 AM

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  I need a thesis statement for an essay of feminist criticism comparing treatment of women in "Desiree's Baby" and "The Yellow Wallpaper"

  Posted by kazcampbell on Feb 11, 2009 at 05:19 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what is the signifcance of the woman behind the yellow wallpaper?

  Posted by palmetto08 on Feb 6, 2009 at 08:24 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper" what does this image suggest about the wallpaper and narrator?

  Posted by thebeautifullover on Jan 29, 2009 at 04:21 PM

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  What is the major turning point in the story? 

  Posted by cmarie33 on Jan 27, 2009 at 09:07 PM

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  What are the best quotes in the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" and cite them?

  Posted by villacar on Jan 19, 2009 at 12:40 PM

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  How would you characterize the husband in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by mandda-cullen on Jan 12, 2009 at 03:23 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper", what is the relationship between the narrator and her husband?

  Posted by manda826 on Jan 11, 2009 at 04:04 PM

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  How would you characterize the narrator in the story "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by mandda-cullen on Jan 11, 2009 at 01:26 PM

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  What is the conflict in the short story " The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by norsan on Dec 13, 2008 at 09:30 AM

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  What are some literary devices in the story "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by villacar on Nov 29, 2008 at 08:43 PM

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  I need some help with a thesis statement pertaining to symbolism in "The Yellow Wallpaper".

  Posted by edavis0822 on Nov 21, 2008 at 12:36 PM

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  What are the characteristics that make up the genre of literature known as "gothic", and how does "The Yellow Wallpaper" fit in that genre?

  Posted by kinkikidspen on Nov 10, 2008 at 07:12 PM

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  What does the woman behind the wallpaper represent, and why does the narrator come to identify with her?

  Posted by rsweets2927 on Oct 27, 2008 at 05:29 PM

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  What are the comparisons in regards to irony in The Yellow Wallpaper, I Stand Here Ironing, and The Great Gatsby.

  Posted by nursebella on Oct 27, 2008 at 08:01 AM

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  What are the similarities in (any type of) conflict between the characters in "The Great Gatsby","The Yellow Wallpaper", and "I Stand Here Ironing"?

  Posted by nursebella on Oct 25, 2008 at 05:38 PM

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  What is the historical significance of "The Yellow Wallpaper?"

  Posted by mmoran0630 on Oct 22, 2008 at 06:16 PM

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  Why, who, and what is unfair in relating to marriage in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by mrosario34 on Oct 19, 2008 at 03:32 PM

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  To what extent does the historical and socioeconomic context of "The Yellow Wallpaper" affect the author's point about entrapment?

  Posted by svetainua on Oct 2, 2008 at 09:19 AM

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  What does Gilman in "The Yellow Wallpaper" see as the lot of women in her own society?

  Posted by sandino1 on Sep 23, 2008 at 01:51 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper," how does the wallpaper function and evolve as a symbol?

  Posted by nctwister10 on Sep 18, 2008 at 07:06 PM

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  What was happening to the gardener's daughter that Charlotte saw through the window in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by sarahiscool on Aug 18, 2008 at 06:01 PM

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  What is the symbolic contrast between the garden and the enclosed, confined room? Why does the woman herself throw the key away?

  Posted by peluza74 on Jun 8, 2008 at 05:46 PM

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  In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what does Charlotte Perkins Gilman suggest about middle-class women's place and roles in this society?

  Posted by pixieprincess169 on Jun 7, 2008 at 11:32 PM

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  What are the differences and similarities between "The Yellow Wallpaper" and "A Doll's House"?

  Posted by studjenn on May 15, 2008 at 12:16 AM

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  What is the point of view in "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

  Posted by studjenn on May 13, 2008 at 11:49 PM

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  What is the significance of the fact that the narrator's room in "The Yellow Wallpaper" was once a nursery?

  Posted by wachowski on May 13, 2008 at 04:10 PM

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  What happened at the end the story? What happened to John? Are the narrator and Charlotte Perkins Gilman the same?

  Posted by openavil on Apr 29, 2008 at 08:39 PM