Question

What does this excerpt from the end of "The Yellow Wallpaper" tell the reader about the narrator's mental shift?

I don't like to look out of the windows even — there are so many of those creeping women, and they creep so fast. I wonder if they all come out of that wall-paper, as Idid?
A.The narrator believes the creeping women will attack her.
B.The narrator believes that she was once behind the wallpaper herself.
C.The narrator believes the woman behind the wallpaper has finally escaped.
D.The narrator believes the window bars will not allow her to escape.

Answer 1

the narrator believes that she was once behind the wallpaper herself

Answer 2

Answer: B) The narrator believes that she was once behind the wallpaper herself.

Step-by-step explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Yellow Wallpaper" we can see the description of how the narrator doesn't like to look out of the windows because she sees creeping women. From the given options, the phrase that tells the reader about the narrator's mental shift is "The narrator believes that she was once behind the wallpaper herself" we can see this when she says " I wonder if they all come out of that wall-paper, as I did?"