Question

1. read this excerpt from charlotte perkins gilmans story \the yellow wallpaper\:

no wonder the children hated it! i should hate it myself if i had to live in this room long. there comes john, and i must put this away,-he hates to have me write a word.

what view expressed in this quote is one that writers of feminism rebelled against?

women were expected to submit to authority figures, especially men.
women should only work around the house, not outside the home.
women were not allowed to use their intellects very much.
women were required to submit to new treatments by physicians.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt

Using the Textual Evidence knowledge point, we examine the quote: "There comes John, and I must put this away,—he hates to have me write a word." This shows the narrator hiding her writing because her husband, John, forbids it.

Connect to feminist themes

Using the Theme Analysis knowledge point, we evaluate what societal expectation this represents. John's control over her creative and intellectual outlet (writing) reflects the historical expectation that women should not engage in intellectual work.

Evaluate the options

We compare the textual evidence to the choices:

• Option 1 focuses on general submission to authority/men.
• Option 2 focuses on domestic work vs. outside work.
• Option 3 directly addresses the restriction of intellectual activity ("write a word").
• Option 4 refers to medical treatments, which is a theme in the broader story but not the focus of this specific quote.

Select the best fit

The specific act of forbidding writing directly represents the view that women were not allowed to use their intellects, which feminist writers rebelled against.

Answer:

• Women were expected to submit to authority figures, especially men.
• Women should only work around the house, not outside the home.
• Women were not allowed to use their intellects very much. (Correct answer)
• Women were required to submit to new treatments by physicians.