What is NOT Gothic about the room to which the female protagonist of "The Yellow Wallpaper" is confined ?
Correct answer: D. It is sunny.
- A. It has bars on the window.
- B. It is removed from the main area of the house.
- C. It is locked.
- D. It is sunny.
Explanation
Bars, separation from the household, and confinement all create Gothic imprisonment in the room. Its sunlight is the one feature that is not conventionally dark or Gothic, although the story uses that contrast ironically.
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