Question

Why did Charlotte Perkins Gilman use first-person narration in her short story "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

Answer 1

In "The Yellow Wallpaper" By Charlotte Perkins Gilman and "The Black
Cat" By Edgar Allen Poe, two short and sinister stories, 1st person
narration is used by both authors to create atmospheric tension and
unease. By using 1st person narration, a story told through the eyes
of one person present in that story, the authors can get far more
intimate and detailed in the individual characters feelings and
emotions. This makes it an invaluable style of writing if the readers
are intended to empathise with the character. It is controlled
voyeurism, peering into another's consciences and seeing the world
through their eyes.

Answer 2

Out of the choices

A. to help readers better follow the developments in the story

B. to help readers better relate to the characters of the story

C. to help readers understand the condition of the narrator

D. to help readers understand the plot and context of the story

C is the correct answer.