The Yellow Wallpaper
How does the setting help create the mood in this story?
The questions about the short story The Yellow Wallpaper.
The questions about the short story The Yellow Wallpaper.
Although the setting of the house seems peaceful enough, the room the narrator is locked in really sets the mood and tone of the story: much of the mood bringing a sense of nervousness and madness. The wallpaper itself is hideous and unsettling. This sense of discomfort grows within the narrator throughout the narrative until she has a mental breakdown.