What constitutes a "monstrous Other" in "The Yellow Wallpaper" ?
Correct answer: D. John
- A. Cousin Henry and Julia
- B. Reading
- C. Writing
- D. John
Explanation
John represents the patriarchal medical and domestic authority that confines the narrator and treats her writing as harmful. Her writing becomes a means of resistance, so it is not itself the monstrous Other.
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