1. “The Yellow Wallpaper” was written in 1892 and Trifles in 1916. Is there anything in these works that seems contemporary? That is, do these pieces remain relevant in 2009? Be specific.2. “You think you have mastered it, but just as you get well under way in following, it turns a back-somersault and there you are. It slaps you in the face, knocks you down, and tramples upon you. It is like a bad dream” (771). On a very surface level, these lines are about wallpaper, but what are they really describing?
3. How is the narrator of “The Yellow Wallpaper” similar to Minnie Wright in Trifles? How is she different?
4. A literary symbol is something, usually an object, that stands for something else. For example, the pebble that Jimmy Cross carries with him is symbolic of Martha, his fantasies, his innocence, etc. Write about three symbols in Trifles and/or The Yellow Wallpaper and discuss what they are symbolic of.
5. Talk about John in both stories. How are the Johns similar? How are they different?
6. Does either of these women escape her situation? Explain.
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