Question

select the topic sentence in the following paragraph, taken from liz moores literary analysis of charlotte perkins gilmans \the yellow wallpaper.\ the national domestic violence hotline defines domestic violence as \a pattern of behavior used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.\ while many people think of abuse as physical harm, the more common, and insidious, version is emotional manipulation resulting in mental abuse. examples of abuse include separating the victim from friends and family, preventing them from making decisions, shaming them, controlling the finances, and preventing them from working (\what is domestic violence?\). all these alarming behaviors are found in the dynamic between john and his wife. that the wife is lonely is apparent, for she tells the reader, \i cry at nothing, and cry most of the time.... i dont when john is here, or anybody else, but when i am alone. and i am alone a good deal just now\ (gilman 250). this is an indisputable canon of isolation. john, however, manipulates the narrator out of going on \a visit to cousin henry and julia,\ telling her she \wasnt able to go, not able to stand it after she got there\ (251). john now becomes the only solid presence in her life, and her reliance on him grows as a result.

Explanation:

The paragraph starts by defining domestic violence and then relates it to the story. The first - sentence sets the context.

Answer:

The National Domestic Violence Hotline defines domestic violence as “a pattern of behavior used by one partner to maintain power and control over another partner in an intimate relationship.”