This room gives the readers the clues they need to know that this is not a nursery but a place to confine someone who is suffering from a mental illness. ... Furthermore, what neither her husband nor her sister-in-law understand is that by trying to force the narrator to rest, not to think, not to imagine, they simply allow her to turn her attention to the wallpaper in the room, which quickly engrosses her. ... He fights to feel, and the music he loves is part of how he expresses his rage and pain at being a poor black man with limited opportunities. ... Much to his surprise and his pleasure...

• Word Count: 1543
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This room gives the readers the clues they need to know that this is not a nursery but a place to confine someone who is suffering from a mental illness. ... Furthermore, what neither her husband nor her sister-in-law understand is that by trying to force the narrator to rest, not to think, not to imagine, they simply allow her to turn her attention to the wallpaper in the room, which quickly engrosses her. ... He fights to feel, and the music he loves is part of how he expresses his rage and pain at being a poor black man with limited opportunities. ... Much to his surprise and his pleasure, ...

• Word Count: 1543
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School