Monday, June 13, 2011
Welcome to our class blog!
Welcome to the class blog for ENGL 3117, American Women Writers, at Columbus State University. This class will meet Monday through Thursday from 9:20-10:45AM throughout the summer term (June 13-July 28) in Howard 202. On this blog you can find the syllabus, course readings, and other links. You can also post comments on the readings, class discussion, and anything else you deem relevant to our understanding of American women writers. Feel free to visit me during office hours, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays in Woodall 163, or contact me via email (green_angela1@columbusstate.edu) or via the blog. I look forward to an engaging and enjoyable class!
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I don't know where we are supposed to post our picture and I am unable to post directly but here is the link to one of the pictures I found that shows the modern day "Angel In the House."
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And one more I found:
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I am unsure on how to post directly, so I'll post here:
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the "The Grave," I was left with a strange feeling of understanding and misunderstanding the text. I found the descriptions to be fascinating, because they were very vivid and somewhat brutal. I love when authors can use brutality and make it into something beautiful. I never though in a million years that I would find beauty in such disturbing imagery; by means of the disemboweled pregnant rabbit. The story is very short, but is packed tightly into about seven pages--giving a brief window of childhood antics in the country. Porter successfully creates a vivid, realistic world in through the eyes of American children, especially in the sense that older siblings can greatly influence younger siblings.
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ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure where to post this because it was a handout story.
ReplyDeleteThe first thing that struck me in the story "Shiloh" by Bobbie Ann Mason was the gender role reversals that seemed to be taking place. For instance, the very first line of the story is "Leroy Moffitt's wife, Norma Jean, is working on her pectorals." This is stereotypically a man’s activity. While her hobby seems to be working out her husband’s hobby is doing craft projects which is more feminine. Another quality that struck me as uncharacteristic for the gender roles was that the husband, Leroy, was the one focused on trying to save their marriage and the wife, Norma Jean, was the one that was becoming more distant. Many stories that I have heard about marriages breaking up or marital problems are just the opposite. Shiloh seems to be insignificant at first except for Mabel saying that they need to go for a visit. She seems to think that it is all they need to fix their marriage, just a change of scenery. Towards the end of the story we find out that Shiloh is significant to Mabel because it’s where she married her husband, which lead to Norma Jeans birth. Now years later, Mabel finally convinces them to go and instead of fixing their problems it’s the place where they talk about ending their marriage. The place that at first seemed insignificant is the place where everything began and possibly ended making Shiloh the focal point of the story.
-Chelsi Padgett