Class Work

A. What did you highlight in the story? After looking at it, would you say that this is a Gothic story?
Or, would you still classify it as a psychological thriller?

Create a chart - 2 columns. Label Column 1 - Psychological
Label Column 2 - Gothic Horror

In class, you will have time to list as much evidence as possible in each column. A discussion will follow.

B. On another note, consider the following:
What treatment and procedures is the narrator undergoing? How do these compare to the treatment that is recommended today?
 C. Let's look at the room where the narrator resides. Describe it. Of what does it remind you? Where would you expect to find rooms like this?
 D. Is it  possible that there really is a woman in the wallpaper? (Discuss)
E. What is the relationship between the narrator and John? What ultimately happens to John? Who is responsible for the conclusion of the story? - John, the narrator, or the woman in the wallpaper?
 Let's find out about the author, Charlotte Perkins Gilman
http://www.biography.com/people/charlotte-perkins-gilman-9311669
http://www.charlotteperkinsgilman.com/2008/04/why-i-wrote-yellow-wallpaper-charlotte.html
Read the information at these sites. (10 minutes) What similarities do you find between the protagonist and the author? Is this an autobiographical story? (Class discussion)

How do film makers view this story? Let's look.
PBS - movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FFkaaXzj8k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAJm6gFJb4I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Iy1fbw6sQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdk4cre_jT4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YdQHSqpcI8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVn2KJie8Xo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPCYupOUcbo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdm4UyL5Wo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWJ4ZtLlRvE&feature=related
Note: We will not finish today.   Finish watching for homework. Then, write a one-page review of the movie. What did you like? What needed to be changed? Rate the actors. Discuss the setting. How well did the movie reflect the story? What would you change if you were in charge of a new version of the film? Post in CANVAS. (50 pts.)