question archive 1) One persistent strain in American fiction written by women is that the texts often focus on the ill effects of absorbing the wrong kind of fiction - romantic and sentimental/domestic fiction
1) One persistent strain in American fiction written by women is that the texts often focus on the ill effects of absorbing the wrong kind of fiction - romantic and sentimental/domestic fiction
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1) One persistent strain in American fiction written by women is that the texts often focus on the ill effects of absorbing the wrong kind of fiction - romantic and sentimental/domestic fiction. How does "Woman Hollering Creek" join that tradition? How are telenovelas influencing the hopes and expectations of people in this town? Has Cleofilas changed by the end of the story? Will she change? What are her prospects?
2) Both Leslie Marmon Silko's "Yellow Woman," and Louise Erdrich's "Fleur" contain elements of what might be called "magical realism" (blurring the boundaries between the real and the supernatural), which is part of the Native American literary tradition. Women writers have also used various forms of fantasy, including magical realism, to confront the violence, oppression, and sexual and gender politics about which they could not openly speak. Here, we might also include Viramontes' "The Moths." In what ways do you see Silko, Erdrich, and/or Viramontes employing magical realism to interrogate sexual and gender politics?
3) What would you teach? Imagine that you were being asked to teach a college class on American Women Writers. What are three texts from this semester that you would include and why? Make sure to provide your rationale for each of your choices.
