Why was Gilman advised “never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again”?
Her doctor believed that she’d been poisoned by ink, paint, and lead.
Her doctor believed that intellectual effort was making her ill.
Her doctor was afraid that she would write something negative about him.
Her doctor was afraid that she was not strong enough to hold the tools
Answer:
Her doctor believed that intellectual effort was making her ill.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "Why I Wrote 'The Yellow Wallpaper', the author narrates the encounter between Gilman and her doctor who put her to bed and advised her to rest. He gave her a solemn advice, which he told her to live a domestic life as much as possible and stay away from her art.
Gilman was advised by her doctor "never to touch pen, brush, or pencil again" because he believed that intellectual effort was making her ill.
