Reference no: EM131249049
Social Realism - American Literature Since the Civil War. McGraw-Hill, 2015.
Authors and their readings listed below
1. Mark Twain: Author Bio: Reading: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
2. Mark Twain, War Prayer:
3. Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Author Bio: Reading: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
4. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, The Yellow Wallpaper:
5. Robert Frost: Author Bio: Reading: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
6. Mending Wall: Reading: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
7. Edwin Arlington Robinson: Author Bio: Reading: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
8. Edwin Arlington Robinson, Richard Cory:
9. Edwin Arlington Robinson, Miniver Cheevy
10. Edith Wharton: Author Bio: Reading: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
11. Edith Wharton, Roman Fever: from Perkins-Perkins: The American Tradition in Literature
Assignment has two parts that must be 200 words with MLA citations, in-text and an end citation.
Part I: Describe the qualities of life in America that TWO of our authors this week were criticizing. Do these criticisms seem valid to make of today's America?
Part II: Try a gendered/ feminist reading of 2 readings not mentioned in your Part 1 response. Describe what the writers seem to be saying about masculinity and/or femininity. Are these stereotypes/expectations still present in contemporary life?
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