Question

Which textual detail from “The Yellow Wallpaper” is most clearly connected to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s critique of the rest cure?
A)“Dear John! He loves me very dearly, and hates to have me sick.”
B)“This wallpaper has a kind of sub-pattern in a different shade, a particularly irritating one, for you can only see it in certain lights, and not clearly then.”
C)“I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors, but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least.”
D)“Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.”
E)“John thought it might do me good to see a little company, so we just had mother and Nellie and the children down for a week.”

Answer 1

Answer:

D.) "Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good.”

Explanation:

A major reason she became depressed was how she was unable to express her creative side through writing. This exemplifies the author's personal opinion that her work helps her feel good.