How do you explain the story's very short paragraphs? How do these short paragraphs help you to understand the narrator's mental state?

What is it about the house, the grounds, and her room that upsets the narrator?

How does the narrator's mood change as the story progresses? How does her language change?

Does the story end the way you expected? Did you expect a longer (or more involved narrative)? How? Why?

How would you characterize the narrator's tone? Does she sound depressed? delusional? hysterical?

What do the following quotes reveal about the narrator's situation: "John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage"; "I must put this away, - he hates to have me write a word"; "He laughs at me so about this wallpaper";

The story's main character, who has recently gave a birth, is suffering from what her husband calls "hysterical tendency". How accurate is his diagnosis?

The narrator does not give her own name except a single reference at the end of the story. Why?