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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Dramatic Monologue and Stream of Consciousness in Poetry

Question 2 • IC English 11 - Deering

How does Gilman’s reasoning reflect her reaction to the social context in which she lived and wrote?

Answer
A
Gilman was showing that “rest cures” prescribed by doctors really worked.
B
Gilman was proving that without an education she wouldn’t have recovered.
C
Gilman was challenging the status quo, as many early feminists did.
D
Gilman was challenging the idea that domestic life causes depression.