Flashcard: The Haunting of the Wallpaper — 18 carte

Ancestral halls — definition?

Historic family residences passed down through generations.

Colonial mansion — role?

A grand, old house with historical significance.

Hereditary estate — significance?

Property inherited from ancestors, linked to family lineage.

Haunted house — atmosphere?

Believed to be inhabited by spirits, creating eerie mood.

Romantic felicity — meaning?

State of idealized happiness and bliss.

Narrator's health — condition?

Nervous depression with hysterical tendencies.

John — profession?

Her physician husband, controlling and dismissive.

Jennie — role?

Caretaker and John's sister, supervises her care.

Room location — significance?

Top of house, former nursery, confining and neglected.

Room features — description?

Barred windows, torn wallpaper, old furniture, signs of decay.

Wallpaper pattern — style?

Flamboyant, chaotic, artistic sins, smouldering yellow.

Pattern symbolism — meaning?

Represents mental chaos and psychological entrapment.

Formless figure — perception?

A lurking, shifting shape behind wallpaper, symbolizing her mind.

Eyes in pattern — description?

Unblinking, crawling eyes that seem alive and watchful.

Climax — event?

Narrator’s escape through mental breakdown and revelation.

Bed — symbolism?

Immovable, nailed down, representing confinement.

Wallpaper sub-pattern — feature?

Hidden figure that appears under certain light.

Narrator's perception — change?

From skepticism to hallucination and obsession.