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?
Here are the stories to use:
Edwin Arlington wrote "Richard Cory"
The "War Prayer" by Mark Twain
Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote "The Yellow Wallpaper"
The "Mending Wall" published in 1914 by Robert Frost