Reference no: EM132317596
Address the discussion questions in response to any TWO of these short stories from Seagull: Tillie Olsen, "I Stand Here Ironing" p. 390, Katherine Anne Porter, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" p. 408, and Alice Walker, "Everyday Use" p. 480.
• Book: Kelly, Joseph, ed. The Seagull Book of Stories. / ISBN: 9780393631630
• How do these stories attempt to capture the "unrecorded tragedies and triumphs" (Kelly 480) of women?
• In your selected stories, how is women's work seen as important? Or as trivial? Do you agree with Granny Weatherall's deathbed reflection that, "It was good to have everything clean and folded away, with the hair brushes and tonic bottles sitting straight on the white embroidered linen" ( Porter 410). Why is "it good"? Why do these things matter?
• How do your authors help you consider Herstory (or the female experience of the past)? Should we be concerned that women's experiences and views can be lost to more "official" versions of history? How do we preserve the uniquely female experiences of a time period, and does "private" work matter in comparison to the more "public" endeavors?