Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper."

At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.

Which gothic element in this excerpt reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time?

A. The narrator feels an inevitable sense of doom.

B. The qualities of the wallpaper create a sense of mystery.

C. John appears to be a supernatural being.

D. John views his wife's concerns as unimportant and silly.

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Warren Mercer

31 October, 01:59

Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper."

At first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that I was letting it get the better of me, and that nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.

Which gothic element in this excerpt reflects a social attitude of Gilman's time?

A. The narrator feels an inevitable sense of doom.

B. The qualities of the wallpaper create a sense of mystery.

C. John appears to be a supernatural being.

D. John views his wife's concerns as unimportant and silly.

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Emanuel Sexton · Answer 1

"The Yellow Wallpaper" is actually a short story that was written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. And based on the excerpt above taken from this story, the gothic element that can be seen as a social attitude of Gilman's time is the narrator feels an inevitable sense of doom. The answer is option A.