The short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman is about a depressed woman who descends into psychosis as a result of a "rest cure" prescribed to her by her husband (who is a physician).
If this story reminded you of an article you read a few years ago about how mental illness affects society, which type of questioning could you use to connect the two?
A.
beyond-the-text – connecting to yourself
B.
beyond-the-text – connecting to larger world issues
C.
beyond-the-text – connecting to the plot elements in the story
If you remember reading an article about how mental illness effects society, you are thinking about real world examples, and connecting the story to larger world issues.
