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"The Yellow Wallpaper", "The cask of Amontillado", "A Rose for Emily". Respond to the following prompts in at least 30 sentencess total. Use the information that you read in the text.  Check carefully for misspellings and grammar errors. For each question, respond in a separate paragraph. Include specific quotations or references to the story to illustrate your points. Write in full sentences - no listing please. 

1. Read the following quotation from the story: "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage." 

• What does this quotation suggest about the role of women in marriage at the time? What gender assumptions does it establish/reinforce?
• What does it say about John's attitude toward his wife, especially in terms of her illness?
• Do you consider him a "bad" or uncaring husband? Why or why not?
• Do you think that the restraints that the husband places on her are motivated by love and a sincere effort to effect a cure? Why or why not?
• What specific words does he use to refer to her? While thinking about this issue, consider the symbolism of the "nursery."

 2. In what ways would you consider the woman in the story an unreliable narrator? Provide two or three reasons for your answers.

• • If she is not reliable, how does this affect your reading of the story?
  • What words would you use to describe her and her perspective of the situation?
  • Is she able to separate fantasy from reality? Why or why not?
  • How is her narration similar to/different from that of Montresor in "A Cask of Amontillado"?
  • How would "The Yellow Wallpaper" (and your perspective of the story) change if this were narrated by John, the husband? 

3. Describe and explain with specific details three elements of Gothic literature that are apparent in this story.

• How does the character of the narrator compare/contrast with "Miss Emily"? How are their situations similar and how are they different? Does each achieve some sort of freedom at the end of the story?