The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper : What were some of the clues thatlet you know all was not well in this marriage? Find 3 quotes, write them out and explain.

What were some of the clues thatlet you know all was not well in this marriage? Find 3 quotes, write them out and explain.

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The narrator uses rhetorical statements to support her husband's judgement,

My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing.

I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors, but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least. He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making, a nervous weakness like mine is sure to lead to all manner of excited fancies, and that I ought to use my will and good sense to check the tendency. So I try.

John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious.