The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman examines gender role's oppressive nature which was imposed on women in the late 19th century. Due to the inability to insert one's identity, the narrator is driven mad and thus strives for self-expression.
A statement which is a theme of "The Yellow Wallpaper" is B. Keeping one's mind active is good for mental health.
The theme of self-expression is important to keep one's mind active. More than physical constraints, mental constraints are the one which drives the narrator insane. To protect her facade of marriage she is forced to hide her fears and anxieties. "Resting cure" aspect creates inactivity and silence which is intolerable. Such treatment only forced her to be passive and refused from any kind of mental exercise. Her imaginative power is repressed which ultimately is the cause of her insanity. On the other hand, for emotional and intellectual outlet she constantly longs for it. According to Gilman self-destruction is caused to the state of forced inactivity.
From what I've found, the last command to Ariel was,"<span>to make sure the trip home is made on “calm seas” with “auspicious gales”" Let me know if this helped.
It's the last one because in Rainsfords mind the general is the lowest of low and making a deal with him would be like making a deal with the devil himself. Rainsford is a man in what we would call a Hero's Journey. Rainsford portrays the characteristics of someone who is pure hearted and courageous meaning no matter what the general says hes fighting his way out of this and making sure no one is hunted on that island again.
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