english writing

DescriptionA short story is a fictional account of something that happens to some person. When you read a story, identify the central character. Then watch for what happens to that person.Setting is no less important than the events of the story. This lesson begins with a story set in a vivid environment (setting), with fine scenic rendering, concerned with epiphany (a revelation which alters a character’s life). To understand the reading assignment, do the following:Read the biographical sketch of each author very thoroughly.Read each work actively by making marginal notes, underlining important ideas, and writing your first impressions.Find the meanings of words that you do not understand.Determine what is happening, where it is occurring, and who is involved. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”Click here:https://www.nlm.nih.gov/theliteratureofprescription/exhibitionAssets/digitalDocs/The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Or Download here:The-Yellow-Wall-Paper.pdf download Watch Video (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Dr. Bernstein’s Intro to Symbols in “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins GilmanAfter reading The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, please answer the following questions: Who is the narrator? Describe the situation that the narrator finds herself in at the beginning of the story. Discuss Johns attitude and behavior toward his wife, especially in terms of her illness. In the course of thinking about this issue, consider the symbolism of the nursery. Why are they staying at the house? Describe the bedroom. Is she insane at the beginning of the Story? Do you agree with the postpartum depression?What do we know about the baby? What does she notice about the paper? Why does she only see them? What are the differences in the wallpaper during the day and at night? What commentary is she making here? (Is this a feminist text?) Why does she decide to rip off the wallpaper? Does Jennie see why Jane is doing it? Why does she not want to go outside after ripping off the wall paper? Who is the figure in the wallpaper? What does the wallpaper symbolize? In what ways might the ending of the story be seen as both a victory and a defeat for the narrator? In what ways is her situation both similar to and different from that of the creeping woman in the wallpaper? After reading the story, please upload your file with your answers to Week 1 Assignment by Monday, July 5 at 11:59 pm. Remember that your assignment (all of your assignments) should be double-spaced with your name and page in the upper left corner.