7. How is the narrator's removal of the wallpaper an example of dramatic irony and how does it impact the image the author is creating of the main character?
8. What does the narrator mean when she says, "I wonder if they all come out of that wall-paper as I did?". Explain your answer thoroughly.
9. What is meant by the narrator when she says, "I've got out at last...in spite of you and Jane! And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me back!"? How is it significant?
10. Using evidence from the text, what do you think is the central theme of the story?