1. Explore research literature on hysteria and other "women's problems" published in the late 1800s, connecting these findings to "The Yellow Wallpaper."

2. Read Gilman's autobiography The Living of Charlotte Perkins (1935) and compare her real-life battle with depression to the experiences of the protagonist in "The Yellow Wallpaper."

3. Investigate modern understandings of postpartum depression. How do healthcare professionals currently treat women with this condition? Compare these contemporary treatments to the rest-cure prescribed for the narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper."

4. Analyze the gothic and horror elements in the story. How do these aspects enhance the overall impact of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

5. Write an in-depth analysis of the symbolic elements in "The Yellow Wallpaper," such as the bolted bed, barred windows, nursery setting, and the wallpaper itself.

6. Compare Gilman's portrayal of the narrator's mental decline with another depiction of madness, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843) or Conrad Aiken's "Silent Snow, Secret Snow" (1932).