Question

read the excerpt from \the yellow wallpaper.\

at first he meant to repaper the room, but afterwards he said that i was letting it get the better of me, and tha nothing was worse for a nervous patient than to give way to such fancies.

which gothic element in this excerpt reflects a social attitude of gilman’s time?

○ the narrator feels an inevitable sense of doom.
○ the qualities of the wallpaper create a sense of mystery.
○ john appears to be a supernatural being.
○ john views his wife’s concerns as unimportant and silly.

Explanation:

In Gilman's time, there was a common social attitude of dismissing women's concerns. In the excerpt, John (likely the narrator's husband) disregards her feelings about the wallpaper, calling them "fancies" unfit for a "nervous patient." This reflects the patriarchal view that women's thoughts and concerns were trivial. The other options (a sense of doom, mystery from wallpaper, John as supernatural) are more about Gothic literary elements (like atmosphere or supernatural hints) rather than directly reflecting a social attitude of the era related to gender roles and how women's perspectives were undervalued.

Answer:

John views his wife's concerns as unimportant and silly.