Questions: Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and complete the sentences that follow. John is a physician, and perhaps-( I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick. And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression-a slight hysterical tendency-what is one to do? My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing. This excerpt from the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" subtly tells the reader about in the household. how the women of the time were not taken seriously how the men of the time dominated the medical field.

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Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and complete the sentences that follow.

John is a physician, and perhaps-( I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick. And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression-a slight hysterical tendency-what is one to do? My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing. This excerpt from the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" subtly tells the reader about in the household. how the women of the time were not taken seriously how the men of the time dominated the medical field.

Transcript text: Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. Read the excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and complete the sentences that follow. John is a physician, and perhaps-( I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick. And what can one do? If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression-a slight hysterical tendency-what is one to do? My brother is also a physician, and also of high standing, and he says the same thing. This excerpt from the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" subtly tells the reader about in the household. how the women of the time were not taken seriously how the men of the time dominated the medical field.

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The answer is: how the women of the time were not taken seriously.

Explanation

Option 1: how the women of the time were not taken seriously

This option is supported by the excerpt, as it highlights the narrator's frustration with not being believed or taken seriously by her husband and brother, both of whom are physicians. The narrator's condition is dismissed as "temporary nervous depression" or "a slight hysterical tendency," reflecting a broader societal tendency during that era to dismiss women's health concerns and attribute them to emotional or psychological issues rather than legitimate medical conditions.

Option 2: how the men of the time dominated the medical field

While this is also true and relevant to the context of the story, the excerpt specifically emphasizes the narrator's struggle with not being taken seriously, which is more directly related to the first option. The dominance of men in the medical field is an underlying factor, but the primary focus of the excerpt is on the lack of validation and understanding the narrator experiences.

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