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Aim : How will we apply the literary criticism of Feminism to “The Story of an Hour”?. Do Now : In your own words, summarize the story we read yesterday, “The Story of an Hour”. ** Remember: Everyone has a different response to the story. *** There are different ways to analyze a story….
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Aim: How will we apply the literary criticism of Feminism to “The Story of an Hour”? Do Now: In your own words, summarize the story we read yesterday, “The Story of an Hour”. ** Remember: Everyone has a different response to the story. *** There are different ways to analyze a story…
Feminism: focuses on the way female characters are viewed and how it affects their thoughts and actions Copy the following quote and write your reaction to it.
Quote on Feminism “What enrages me is the way women are used as extensions of men, mirrors of men, devices for showing men off, devices for helping men get what they want. They are never there in their own right, or rarely. The World of the Western contains no women. -Jane Tompkins, “Me and My Shadow”
Essay by Jennifer Hicks • Read the essay by Hicks • What is Hicks saying about Mrs. Mallard in terms of her gender?