Question

read the excerpt from \why i wrote the yellow wallpaper.\ then, using the remnants of intelligence that remained, and helped by a wise friend, i cast the noted specialists advice to the winds and went to work again—work, the normal life of every human being; work, in which is joy and growth and service, without which one is a pauper and a parasite—ultimately recovering some measure of power. which social attitude of gilmans era does this excerpt demonstrate? working is something that is done with the hands not the mind. working is only for those who have to make money to survive. working gives people a sense of competence and control. working against a doctor’s advice has negative consequences.

Explanation:

The excerpt says work brings joy, growth, service, and recovers power. The option "Working gives people a sense of competence and control" matches, as "recovering some measure of power" and the positive aspects of work align with competence/control. Other options: first is about hands vs mind (not in excerpt), second is about survival (excerpt emphasizes more than survival), fourth is negative (excerpt shows positive from working against advice, not negative consequences).

Answer:

The option: Working gives people a sense of competence and control. (The bottom - left option among the four presented.)