Vocabulary Vocabulary Bank Bank Monday, Monday, April April 11, 11, 2022 2022 4:54 4:54 PM 11 Curtail Curtail 2 2 Insular Insular 3 3 Actionable Actionable 4 4 In In perpetuity perpetuity 5 5 Underlying Underlying 6 6 Imparted Imparted through through 7 7 Incite Incite 8 8 Speculative Speculative 9 9 Primordial Primordial 10 10 Inscrutable Inscrutable 11 11 Arcane Arcane 12 12 Vernacular Vernacular 13 13 Anesthetized Anesthetized 14 Divorcing Divorcing ourselves ourselves 15 15 Inextricable Inextricable 16 16 Depravity Depravity Vocabulary Bank Page Page 11 Vocabulary Bank My My Reading Reading Notes Notes 1I Monday, Monday, April April 11, 11, 2022 2022 5:01 5:01 PM Barbara Barbara Chamalian Chama lian mentioned mentioned ironing ironing Mary Mary Ann Ann Stavros Stavros brings brings up up having having much much to to do do in in the the house house • Don't Don't feel feel much much need need for for relaxation relaxation Hostility Hostility from from Joanna: Joanna: women women putting putting groceries groceries in in their their cart cart neatly neatly • Bobbie Bobbie calling calling Stepford Stepford women women "clunks" "clunks Joanna Joanna Eberhart, Eberhart, maiden maiden name name Joanna Joanna Ingalls Ingalls Bobbie Bobbie Markowe Markowe calls calls her her after after reading reading the the paper paper Marge Marge McCormick McCormick ⟶ like like the the spice spice company? company? Joanna Joanna hires hires teen teen babysitter babysitter for for to to make make time time for for her her photography photography • "home-centered...Stepford home-centered... Stepford women" women • "absence absence of of outside-the-home outside-the-home activities" activities > Ike Ike Mazzard Mazzard — Around 60s 60s – Around – Magazine — Magazine illustrator illustrator – Starts — Starts sketching sketching Joanna Joanna > > Dale Dale Coba Coba – Association — Association president president – Degrading — Degrading attitude attitude – Nicknamed — Nicknamed "Diz" "Diz" (former (former Disneyland Disneyland employee) employee) – Ignores Ignores Joanna, Joanna, makes makes aa point point of of it it – All — All men men except except for for him him engaged engaged in in conversation conversation with with Joanna Joanna – "II like like to to watch watch women women doing doing little little domestic domestic chores." chores. – "How How little little you you know." know. > Claude Anselm/Axhelm > Herb Herb Sunderson Sunder son – Avoids — Avoids eye eye contact contact > Frank Frank Roddenberry Roddenberry — Stutters – Stutters > Tone Tone in in Men's Men's Association Association Scene Scene — Tentative – Tentative — Awkward – Awkward — Tense – Tense – Forced Forced conversation conversation – Really — Really weird weird silence silence when when Walter Walter left left Allusion Allusion to to Gloria Gloria Steinen, Steinen, famous famous feminist feminist journalist journalist Charmaine Charmaine Wimperis: Wimperis: – Gardener — Gardener and and maid maid hired hired – Owns — Owns tennis tennis court court + + skilled skilled player player – Astrology — Astrology conversation conversation — Former model model – Former – Candid — Candid about about sex sex life life The Stepford Wives Page 2 More More open open to to hearing hearing Joanna's Joanna s opinions opinions – Not — Not crazy crazy about about husband husband – Seems — Seems lonely, lonely, wants wants them them (Joanna (Joanna + + Bobbie) Bobbie) to to come come over over often often Ginnie Ginnie Fisher: Fisher: Charmaine's Charmaine's former former tennis tennis buddy, buddy, changed changed and and no no longer longer plays plays Erasure Erasure of of identity identity Compliant Compliant Placate Placate passion passion Unfulfilled Unfulfilled life life Change Change what what they they want want from from life life Individual Individual vs. vs. Society Society possible possible theme? theme? Revealed Revealed there there was was aa women's women's club club Kit Kit Sunderson Sunder son was was president president Dale Dale Coba's Coba's and and Frank Frank Roddenberry's Roddenberry's wives wives were were officers officers Ike Ike Mazzard Mazzard modified modified Joanna's Joanna's and and Bobbie's Bobbie's appearance appearance in in his his sketches sketches of of them them Joanna Joanna is is ushered ushered into into kitchen kitchen by by Kit Kit Coffee, Coffee, kitchen, kitchen, laundry, laundry, house house being being immaculate, immaculate, floor floor being being a a plastic plastic shield, shield, dinnerware, dinnerware, organized organized cupboard, cupboard, children, children, food/snacks/desserts, food/ snacks/ desserts, folding folding laundry, laundry, commercials, commercials, mentioned mentioned children children again again This This all all feeds feeds into into the the stereotype stereotype of of women's women's interests interests "Actresses 'Actresses in in commercials, commercials, pleased pleased with with detergents detergents and and floor floor wax, wax, with with cleansers, cleansers, shampoos, shampoos, and and deodorants. deodorants. Pretty Pretty actresses, actresses, big big in in the the bosom bosom but but small small in in the the talent, talent, playing playing suburban suburban housewives housewives unconvincingly, unconvincingly, too too nicey-nice nicey-nice to to be be real" real" (page (page 43). 43). "What 'What difference difference would would it it make? make? ... She She started started to to ask ask the the brand brand of of the the coffee, coffee, but but stopped stopped herself herself and and drank drank more more of of it" it" (page (page ❓). ? . ) . Paranoia Paranoia starts starts with with policeman policeman occupying occupying Joanna Joanna while while men's men s association association closed closed their their blinds blinds and and turned turned off off their their lights lights before before she she could could take take pictures pictures Walter Walter spends spends more more time time away away in in the the city, city, comes comes home home later later in in the the night night Mary — reveals the Mary Migliard Migliard—reveals the Men's Men's Association Association is is rather rather new new (about (about 5-6 5-6 years years old) old) and and that that Stepford Stepford would would do do a a lot lot of of entertaining entertaining (as (as in in hosting hosting dinner dinner parties) parties) The Stepford Wives Page 3 Theme Theme Discussion Discussion + + etc. etc. Monday, April 11, Monday, April 11, 2022 2022 5:04 5:04 PM II am am stuck stuck on on two two themes. themes. II feel feel confident confident in in both, both, but but II will will choose choose the the one one II can can write write more more on. on. 1. Symbolic Symbolic Language: Language: Allegory, Allegory, Anthropomorphism, Anthropomorphism, Hyperbole, Hyperbole, Imagery, Imagery, Metaphor, Analogy, Personification Metaphor, Simile, Simile, Analogy, Personification II chose chose the the erasure erasure of of women's women's identity identity as as one one of of my my themes. themes. Throughout Throughout The The Stepford Stepford Wives, Wives, we we see see a a consistent consistent effort effort to to diminish diminish women's women s individuality individuality and and turn turn them them into into one-dimensional one—dimensional characters. characters. An An example example of of this this includes includes the the conversation conversation when when Claude Claude Axhelm Ax helm asks asks Joanna Joanna to to record record a a list list of of words words and and syllables: syllables: "[Joanna] [Joanna] said, said, 'My 'My friend friend Bobbie Bobbie Markowe—' Markowe—' / / 'Dave's 'Dave's wife, wife, sure'" sure"' (Levin (Levin 62). 62). Claude's Claude's offhand offhand comment comment results results in in Bobbie's Bobbie's entire entire personhood personhood becoming becoming dependent dependent on on that that of of her her husband. husband. Claude Claude reduces reduces Bobbie's Bobbie's identity identity to to simply simply being being "Dave's "Dave's wife." wife. 2. Author, Motif, 2. Literary Literary Meaning: Meaning: Archetype, Archetype, Author, Motif, Verisimilitude, Verisimilitude, Reader Reader / / Player Player / / Viewer/ Viewer/ Audience, Audience, Theme, Theme, Tone, Tone, Diction Diction Other Other scenes scenes II can can write write about about include include Joanna Joanna becoming becoming a a "shutterbug" "shutterbug" instead instead of of a a "semisemiprofessional professional photographer." photographer. " Bobbie Bobbie says says she she thought thought it it was was just just a a hobby hobby but but remarks remarks that that the the photos photos are are really really good. good. We We also also see see that that she she is is passionate passionate because because of of her her constantly constantly think think " Another Another can can be be where where Charmaine's Charmaine's tennis tennis court, court, which which is is really really important important to to her, her, is is removed removed to to accommodate accommodate her her husband's husband's preference preference for for golf. golf. (Her (Her insistence insistence to to have have someone someone to to play play tennis tennis with. with. Her Her clearly clearly being being very very skilled skilled at at tennis. tennis. And And how how the the way way she she talks talks about about tennis tennis changes changes and and can can later later go go in-depth in-depth about about language/word language/ word choice.) choice.) Kit Kit is is passionate passionate about about the the Women's Women's liberation liberation movement movement but but we we see see her her become become a a compliant compliant housewife. housewife. Consider Consider the the dedication dedication and and effort effort it it takes takes to to be be the the president president of of a a club club but but then then to to say say it it is is not not "useful" useful" or or that that it it had had become become "boring." "boring. Another Another theme theme II chose chose is is the the exploitation exploitation of of wives' wives' unpaid unpaid domestic domestic labor. labor. The Stepford Wives Page 4 3. 3. Literary Literary Techniques: Techniques: Allusion, Allusion, Paradox, Paradox, Juxtaposition, Juxtaposition, Understatement, Understatement, Overstatement, Overstatement, Exaggeration, Exaggeration, Irony Irony 4. Antagonist, Authorial Authorial Intrusion, 4. Story Story Components: Components: Antagonist, Intrusion, Character, Character, Conflict, Conflict, Flashback, Flashback, Foreshadowing, Foreshadowing, Narrator, Narrator, Plot, Plot, Point Point of of View, View, Prologue, Prologue, Protagonist, Protagonist, Setting, Setting, Stream Stream of of Consciousness, Consciousness, Narrator Narrator (First, (First, Third, Third, Omniscient) Omniscient) 5. 5. Poetics: Poetics: Cacophony, Cacophony, Euphony, Euphony, Rhyme, Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, Onomatopoeia, Periphrasis, Periphrasis, Puns, Puns, Rhyme, Rhyme, Scheme, Scheme, Stanza, Stanza, Verse Verse suburbanization suburbanization demographic demographic composition composition disparities disparities … Class Class Lecture Lecture Notes Notes 1I Monday, April 11, Monday, April 11, 2022 2022 5:05 5:05 PM FOCUS FOCUS YOUR YOUR NOTES NOTES ON: ON: VOCABULARY VOCABULARY BANK BANK A. A. Author Author and and [Historical] [Historical] Context Context remember remember the the phrase phrase "Mass "Mass media media creating creating normative normative culture" culture B. B. Character Character List List Hegemony — leadership leadership or or dominance, dominance, especially especially by by one one country country or or social social group group over over others others Hegemony— C. C. Create Create Short Short Plot Plot Summaries Summaries Hegemonic — ruling ruling or or dominant dominant in in a a political political or or social social context context Hegemonic— D. D. List List Motifs Motifs Culture Culture vs. vs. Counterculture Counterculture E. E. List List Themes Themes Satire — critiques Satire—critiques F. F. Favorite Favorite Parts Parts Caricature — critique through Caricature —critique through exaggeration exaggeration Thriller — drama, contributes Thriller—drama, contributes to to feelings feelings of of anxiety; anxiety; cultivates cultivates anxiety anxiety WAVES WAVES OF OF FEMINISM FEMINISM Novella so the the close close Novella — purposefully purposefully short short novel novel ⟶ —i each each detail detail is is intentional intentional and and packed packed with with meaning, meaning, so reading reading of of the the text text is is essential essential — 1st. 1st. a. Began a. Began right right after after the the Civil Civil War War THEMES, THEMES, TONE, TONE, ETC. ETC. (in (in Chapter Chapter 1) 1) b. Lasted until until the the 40s 40s b. Lasted c. Focused c. Focused on on legal legal equality: equality: i. Voting Voting rights rights — Tone — anxious, Tone anxious, threatening threatening Major — "the personal Major 2nd 2nd wave wave feminism feminism motto(?) motto (?) —"the personal is is political" political Thriller Thriller aspect aspect in in this this book: book: ii. Inheritance Inheritance laws laws • Threatening/invade Threatening/ invade iii. Work iii. Work rights rights iv. Custody Custody of of kids kids after after divorce divorce • Forcing Forcing you you to to change change from from within within RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDED READING: READING: (essay) (essay) The The Feminine Feminine Mystique, Mystique, by by Betty Betty Friedan Friedan 2nd. 2nd. a. 30s/40s ⟶ 60s/70s a. 60s/ 70s b. b. Social Social + + reproductive reproductive rights rights ① O Prof. Prof. mentioned mentioned [constant] [constant] "resistance "resistance [against [against society society trying trying to to change change you] you] is is exhausting exhausting + + c. Fought c. Fought workplace workplace ② @ Domestic Domestic chores chores [especially [especially protag. protag. dealing dealing with with her her shitty shitty children] children] is is stressful stressful and and burdensome burdensome ⟶ discrimination/harassment discrimination/ harassment d. d. Wanted Wanted women women to to be be perceived perceived as as equals equals My My Conclusion: Conclusion: Active Active resistance resistance requires requires a a lot lot of of effort effort and and energy. energy. She's She's constantly constantly resisting resisting society society / / her her neighbors. neighbors. This This exhaustion exhaustion perhaps perhaps erodes erodes away away her her drive drive and and energy energy to to keep keep her her identity identity and and belief. belief. 3rd. 3rd. a. a. Identity Identity & & Gender Gender Politics Politics b. b. Intersects Intersects with with sexual/gender sexual/ gender identities identities The Stepford Wives Page 5 Personal Personal Opinion: Opinion: If If you you are are trying trying to to change change people's people's minds minds and and you're you're opinions opinions are are too too extreme, extreme, you you will will not not be be able able to to persuade persuade them them because because the the way way you've you've presented/framed presented/ framed your your beliefs/ideologies/values beliefs/ ideologies/ values are are not not digestible. digestible. Class Class Lecture Lecture Notes Notes 2 2 Monday, April 11, Monday, April 11, 2022 2022 5:08 5:08 PM Choose Choose a a theme theme and and assert assert that that it it is is present present in in the the whole whole book. book. How How many many examples/instances examples/ instances are are needed needed to to support support your your assertion? assertion? About About three three to to five. five. Paper Paper 2 2 requires requires a a minimum minimum of Of 4. 4. Focus ≠ one Focus on on only only one one scene scene per per body body paragraph. paragraph. One One scene scene* one quote. quote. Theme Theme is is not not something something that that is is explicitly explicitly stated stated but but a a meaning/message meaning/ message that that is is derived derived by by you, you, the the reader. reader. • There There is is no no right right or or wrong wrong answer. answer. It's It's all all up up to to how how well well you you can can support support your your claim, claim, what what evidence evidence you you provide, provide, and and how how detailed detailed + + precise precise your your analyses analyses are. are. A A motif, motif, however, however, IS IS present present in in the the text text and and reappears reappears an an obviously obviously noticeable noticeable amount. amount. Structure Structure of of Body Bod Paragraph: Para ra h: 1. Claim. Claim. First First line. line. Topic Topic Sentence. Sentence. Write Write exactly exactly what what to to expect expect in in this this paragraph paragraph + + connect connect to to your your thesis. thesis. 2. 2. Introduce Introduce scene. scene. Give Give context context through through summary. summary. a. a. Do DO not not assume assume readers readers remembers remembers details details of Of the the book. book. 3. 3. Analysis. Analysis. Explain Explain your your evidence's evidence's significance significance + + relationship relationship to to thesis. thesis. a. a. Summary Summary and and analysis analysis are are two two distinct distinct and and separate separate parts. parts. 4. 4. Miscellaneous Thumb: Miscellaneous Rules Rules of Of Thumb: Ending: Ending: refer refer to to original original claim claim + + its its connection connection to to thesis. thesis. Wrap Wrap up up with with conclusion. conclusion. What's What's the the purpose purpose of Of summary? summary? • It's It's to to provide provide context. context. Brief Brief • Avoid Avoid filler filler quotes. quotes. • Quotes Quotes should should be be interesting. interesting. Honing Honing precision precision in in your your analyses: analyses: • A A smaller-scale smaller—scale scene scene allows allows you you to to be be more more precise precise + + detailed. detailed. Consider Consider writing writing a a summary summary of Of the the whole whole scene scene first first before before inserting inserting quotes. quotes. • "Process "Process style style writing"(?) writing" (?) Use (b) quotes, quotes, and and Use signal signal phrases phrases and and transitional transitional phrases phrases to to help help distinguish distinguish between between (a) (a) summary, summary, (b) (c) (c) analysis. analysis. Evidence: SUMMARIZING SUMMARIZING and and QUOTING QUOTING are are both both important/necessary. important/necessary. – Summarize — Summarize for for context. context. Italicize Italicize the the book's book's title! title! – Quote — Quote to to provide provide solid solid evidence. evidence. Consider Consider writing writing the the whole whole scene scene in in your your words words first first before before inserting inserting important important quotes. quotes. – You — You must must do do both. both. Dr. Dr. Aksoy Aksoy REALLY REALLY wants wants students students to to focus focus on on the the importance importance of Of the the author's author's word word choice choice in in your your Quote Quote what what requires analysis. analysis. analysis. You You should should be be requoting requoting in in your your analysis. analysis. – Stylistic — Stylistic choices choices • This This allows allows you you to to dissect dissect each each instance instance of Of literary literary devices devices in in author's author's word word choice. choice. Tone – Tone Avoid Avoid the the "thesaurus "thesaurus bug." bug. – Artistic Artistic phrasing — phrasing Use Use consistent consistent phrasing. phrasing. – Significant — Significant – Contains — Contains artistic artistic features features e.g. e.g. language language that that conveys conveys tone, tone, etc. etc Analysis Analysis = = meaning meaning found found in in the the quote. quote. – literary — literary devices devices (use (use literary literary terms) terms) – most IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS most important important part part is is IN-DEP_THANALYSIS – This — This helps helps with with maintaining maintaining precise precise phrasing. phrasing. It It is is okay Okay to to be be repetitive repetitive throughout throughout your your essay. essay. – Your — Your claim claim should should become become aa maxim maxim almost. almost. Substituting Substituting keywords keywords of Of your your claim/thesis claim/ thesis with with synonyms synonyms is is harmful harmful because: because: – Each — Each word word has has different different connotations connotations and and nuances. nuances. – Your — Your meaning meaning gets gets distorted. distorted. Do DO not not write write your your essay essay based based on on online online summaries/notes/analyses. summaries/ notes/ analyses. You You will will be be able able to to write write more more when when the the ideas ideas are are your your own. own. Because, Because, again, again, themes themes are are meanings/messages meanings/ messages that that are are derived derived by by you. you. Your Your ideas ideas are are meanings/messages meanings/ messages that that are are (a) (a) important important to to you you and and (b) (b) are are passionate passionate about. about. AN AN ARGUMENT ARGUMENT IS WHEN THERE AN ABUNDANCE ABUNDANCE OF IS AUTHORITATIVE AUTHORITATIVE WHEN THERE IS IS AN OF EVIDENCE. EVIDENCE. ARGUMENTS BECOME ARGUMENTS BECOME CLEAR CLEAR WHEN WHEN THE THE ANALYSIS ANALYSIS IS IS WELL-STATED. WELL-STATED. The Stepford Wives Page 6 . Class +4 Class Lecture Lecture Notes Notes 3 3+4 Monday, Monday, April April 11, 11, 2022 2022 5:12 5:12 PM + Joanna Joanna literally literally said said "I "I feel feel territorial" territorial" after after encountering encountering the the wagon wagon lady lady + There There is is a a culture culture war war going going on on in in Stepford Stepford • There There is is a a "them "them vs. vs. us" us mentality mentality Joanna's bestie + Carol Carol -Joanna's bestie • New New England England dialect dialect present present in in her her speech speech • does does not not have have the the "ideal" "ideal" body body type type • is is conspicuously conspicuously dirty, dirty, untidy, untidy, and and "careless" 'careless' with with her her appearance appearance and and house house + Joanna Joanna is is really really isolated isolated from from people people who who share share her her social social ideologies ideologies • she she reacts reacts with with hostility hostility when when not not greeted greeted with with expected expected reaction reaction due due to to different different beliefs beliefs • an an example example of of this this is is her her degrading degrading thoughts thoughts of of Carol Carol for for not not wanting wanting to to socialize socialize but but wax wax the the living living room room floor floor The Stepford Wives Page 7 Class +6 Class Lecture Lecture Notes Notes 5 5+6 Monday, April 11, Monday, April 11, 2022 2022 5:18 5:18 PM PM Extra Extra Credit: Credit: Writing Writing Center Center Literary Literary terms terms Sign Sign up up for for adaptive adaptive quizzes. quizzes. • Avoid Avoid Generalization Generalization Write Write in in MLA MLA formatting. formatting. You You are are NOT NOT talking talking about about the the real real world world but but the the book book and and characters characters What What WSC W SC activity activity did did you you complete? complete? What What was was its its full full title? title? When When did did the the event event take take place? place? Who Who was was the the instructor instructor (if (if there there was was one)? one)? Answer Answer in in a a few few sentences. sentences. • Phrase Phrase conclusion conclusion into into observations observations of of the the book book 1st. 1st. Answer Answer in in a a paragraph paragraph — concisely concisely summarize summarize the the advice advice given given to to you you in in this this activity. activity. 2nd. 2nd. Answer Answer in in a a paragraph paragraph — was was this this advice advice useful? useful? Where Where in in 101 101 do do you you plan plan on on applying applying this this advice? advice? 3rd. 3rd. For For adaptive adaptive quizzes quizzes only only—- attach attach a a screenshot screenshot that that indicates indicates that that you you finished finished the the quiz quiz (the (the 100% 100% or or complete! complete! icon icon near near the the name name of of the the quiz quiz will will do). do). Jack, Jack, Tess, Tess, Kyle, Kyle, and and Tommy Tommy (Writing (Writing Center Center Tutor) Tutor) Power Power is is denoted denoted by by who who is is looking looking and and who who is is being being looked looked at. at. Focus Focus on on the the eyes eyes in in men's men's association. association. Archetype Archetype -- certain certain symbols symbols repeated repeated so so many many times times that that it it becomes becomes aa part part of of phycology. phycology. Motif Motif is is echoed, echoed, repeated repeated element element in in store. store. The Stepford Wives Page 8 Theme Theme is is not not one one word; word; it it is is a a phrase phrase Avoid Avoid ambiguous ambiguous language language Overly Overly short short = = vague vague