The Yellow Wallpaper Questions on Rest Cure
The Yellow Wallpaper
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," what is the narrator's initial situation?
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," the narrator's initial situation involves being confined to a room in an old estate rented by her husband for the summer. She is subjected to the "rest cure" for her...
The Yellow Wallpaper
What cure does the narrator believe is best for her, and how does this contrast with her husband and brother's opinions?
The narrator has both a husband and a brother who are physicians "of high standing," both of whom believe that she is not really sick, but suffering from "hysterical" tendencies. The two men agree...