Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman suggests that the narrator may be prone to hallucinations? I think sometimes that if I were only well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me. But I find I get pretty tired when I try. It is so discouraging not to have any advice and companionship about my work. When I get really well, John says we will ask Cousin Henry and Julia down for a long visit; but he says he would as soon put fireworks in my pillow-case as to let me have those stimulating people about now. I wish I could get well faster. But I must not think about that. This paper looks to me as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!

Answer 1

Answer: This paper looks to me as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!

Answer 2

Answer: This paper looks to me as if it knew what a vicious influence it had!

In The Yellow Wallpaper, a woman is locked up in a room with yellow wallpaper because she is sick, and her husband, who is a doctor, believes that rest and lack of stimulation can help her get better. However, she feels trapped, and the fact that she has no mental stimulation makes her begin to lose her mind. An example of this is the fact that she is prone to hallucinations. We can see this in the passage, as she states that the paper seemed to know what a bad influence it was.