You are only one day away from break--you can do it!
Agenda:
- Watch a video clip that portrays the ending of "The Yellow Wallpaper" (10 minutes)
-Next, you will be broken up into three groups. Your job as a group is to read your assigned critical essay and annotate it (I would suggest reading it aloud as a group, take turns)! Your group will then present the key points of your critical essay to the rest of the class (25-30 minutes)
- "Female Confinement and Escape in The Yellow Wallpaper"
- "Gilman's Gothic Allegory: Rage and Redemption in The Yellow Wallpaper
- Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper : A Centenary"
HOMEWORK:
-Read Gilman's article titled "Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper" and answer the following question:
What do you think would have happened had Gilman never wrote and published "The Yellow Wallpaper"? What was the impact of this short story other than the obvious that she states in "Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper" (that being: "It was not intended to drive people crazy, but to save people from being driven crazy, and it worked")? Do you think the medical world took this work of fiction seriously? Why or why not?
HINT: Think about who was dominating the medical field during this time period.
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