Question

read the excerpt from \why i wrote the yellow wallpaper\ then, using the remnants of intelligence that remained, and helped by a wise friend, i cast the noted specialists advice to the winds and went to work again—work, the normal life of every human being, work, in which is joy and growth and service, without which one is a pauper and a parasite—ultimately recovering some measure of power. which social attitude of gilman’s era does this excerpt demonstrate? working is only for those who have to make money to survive. working gives people a sense of competence and control. working against a doctor’s advice has negative consequences.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The excerpt emphasizes work as "normal life" with "joy, growth, service" and not just for survival/money, so this is incorrect.
2. Analyze the second option: The excerpt says work leads to "recovering some measure of power" and is part of "normal life" with positive aspects, aligning with work giving competence/control.
3. Analyze the third option: The excerpt shows the author cast aside the specialist's advice and benefited (recovered power) from working, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

B. Working gives people a sense of competence and control.