Paper Assignment
Afterward to Yellow Wallpaper is
your model
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Part I -- Establishes history of publication. This part, you
can leave out.
Part II -- Brief biography of important events in Gilman’s
life that influenced the story.
Part III -- Discussion of the story in terms of feminist
position. Chose your position based on your “reading” of
Alvarez’s life. (feminist, immigrant, multicultural,
language, rebellion, assimilation, etc.)
Part IV -- Returns to Gilman and her philosophy. Explains
her political position as it is relevant to the story.
Your Tools/References
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The Text -- “Daughter of Invention”
 2. Contemporary Authors
 3. Articles on reserve in library
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“A Genetics of Justice”
“First Muse”
“So Much Depends”
“Dona Aida, with Your Permission”
Particular Instructions
 3-4 pages
 Double-spaced
 MLA Style Guide for citations
 All essays must have a title
 Page numbers in the upper right hand
corner
Three Thesis Statements:
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Julia Alvarez’s story, “The Daughter of Invention” is about
how experience shapes meaning in immigrant life.
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The female characters in “The Daughter of Invention”, by
Julia Alvarez, both win and lose their battle with
patriarchal language.
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In “The Daughter of Invention,” Julia Alvarez addresses the
complications of assimilation for recent immigrants –
especially with regard to language.