"The Yellow Wallpaper" is a short story that depicts the problem of women in the United States
during the 19th century.
Directions: Respond to the following prompt in one well thought out and well formulated
essay. Your essay gives you an opportunity to show how effectively you can read and
comprehend a text and write an essay analyzing the information.
In your response, you should demonstrate that you have read the text carefully, present a clear
and logical analysis, and use language precisely. Your response should be an approximate
length of 200 words (this is a few strong paragraphs).
Use knowledge from the course text (the Yellow Wallpaper), your own experience, other
literature, art, or history to answer the following prompt. Provide textual evidence to support
your writing. Any plagiarism will result in a zero (0%) on the assignment.
Prompt: Can illness manifest itself through the power of suggestion?