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Final review 2013
A Pair of Silk Stockings
-Mrs. Sommers
-Found money-spent on herself
-Went to lunch, a show, bought magazines, silk stockings
On the bus home said she wished the bus would never stop
The Story of an Hour
-Louse Mallard
-Concern over wife’s health but in reality she is happy/feels freedom
Looks out window-spring-symbolizes new beginning
Train crash-presumed husband dead
Husband is alive-Mallard dies of heart attack
“Joy that kills”
Irony-We know she dies because of disappointment not joy.
The Yellow Wallpaper
-Husband does not believe she is ill-rest cure
-Locked in a room with old yellow wallpaper-bars on the windows, hooks on the walls, old nursery
-Post Partum depression—goes crazy while in the room—begins to see herself in the wallpaper and
imagine a girl moving in it
-Told not to write—begins to scratch the wall, ties herself up to capture woman the got out of wallpaper
-End-Husband opens door and faints-she crawls over him to escape.-symbolizes the breaking away of
society ’s restrictions at the cost of her sanity
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Realism centered around any effort to offer an accurate and
detailed portrayal of actual life based on careful observation
of life (often focused on middle & lower classes)
It accurately represents the speech, manners, habits, history,
folklore, and beliefs of people in specific geographic areas
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The “angel” was the ideal woman of the time
She had no desires of her own, no ambitions or careers
except taking care of her family and home
These women were very happy and content
They were pregnant frequently due to the restrictions on
birth control
They cared for their homes, husbands, and children, played
music, sang, or drew to enhance the charm of their homes
and to reflect well on their husbands.
Wives were possessions, cared for and displayed, who often
brought a dowry or inherited wealth to a marriage
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Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's stories were written during a time of
great change—rebellion against the “Angel.”
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In the early- to mid-nineteenth century, a woman's place was in the private domain
of the home, in the roles of wife and mother.
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Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton held the first women's right
convention in July of 1848 (two years before Chopin was born) in Seneca Falls New
York.
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The suffrage movement and the abolitionist movement grew rapidly during the Civil
War.
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Suffragists pushed on until 1870 when the 15th Amendment allowed the right to
vote regardless of color or creed but not gender (that would not come until 1920).
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The concept of "The New Woman" began to circulate in the 1890s-1910s as women
pushed for broader roles outside their home based on intelligence and non-domestic
skills and talents.
In literature, women who do not fit into to society die or go
insane (SH, YP).
How does this concept apply to the stories we read and
connect to the idea of the Angel of the House?
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Willy Loman
Jay Gatsby
How does fantasy confuse the reality of the character’s life?
Why do they live this way?
How does it affect their lives?
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The American Dream and The Great Gatsby
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Dream—Is this a fitting term?
How does it conflict with reality?
How is the dream portrayed?
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Happiness as a theme
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All stories possible-Death of a Salesman, The Great Gatsby,
The Story of an Hour, The Yellow Wallpaper, and/or A Pair of
Silk Stockings
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Discuss the quest for happiness.
Is there success?
What is the result?
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Your essays for the final should include specific detailsparaphrasing or key details.
Be at least FOUR paragraphs
Proofread
The way you write is as important as what you write
Include an introduction and conclusion
Prepare ahead using study guide and making notes