writing discussion question 2discussion post of 300 words each :Chopin As the above video explains, Kate Chopin’s literature tackles topics such as love, relationships, r
writing discussion question
2discussion post of 300 words each
:Chopin
As the above video explains, Kate Chopin’s literature tackles topics such as love, relationships, race, and sexuality. Her beautiful novel The Awakening
Links to an external site.
, for example, is the story of a young wife and mother who longs for something different, so she leaves her family and discovers a life of her own. When it was published in 1899, it was met with controversy and criticism, eventually leading to its censorship. The mainstream public was disturbed by the frank discussion of a woman asserting her independence and forgoing her role as wife and mother. The protagonist also has a sexual awakening as she begins a relationship with another man.
Kate Chopin’s Unconventional Views
As the editor’s of Making Literature Matter: Third Edition point out, “Kate Chopin was not a conformist thinker, and her stories are filled with views of desire, love, and relationships meant to provoke her late-nineteenth-century readers. Indeed, they continue to provoke audiences today.” The three stories assigned to you hopefully caused you to think.
While today we think of Chopin as a feminist writer, her stories are more broadly humanist in that they examine the ways in which society puts all people into categories that limit their ability to explore the wide range of human experience and expression. In each of today’s stories, happiness/passion is denied due to societal constraints–whether that be due to racism, gender restrictions, or rules regulating human sexuality. Each of the women in the stories are aware of the expectations placed on them due to their gender (think Psyche), and in their own way, each has attempted to conform. Désirée in “Désirée’s Baby” perhaps comes closest to the Psyche stereotype, but she is denied a happy ending due to the social construction of race. Louise Mallard in “The Story of an Hour” attempts to live up to the feminine ideal, but she represses her dissatisfaction with her role to the point that it makes her ill–or at least her doctors have convinced her she has heart disease. This is an apparent misdiagnosis, however, as she certainly becomes the picture of health when she recognizes her freedom. Of course, she isn’t given a happy ending either. The only story that has a happy ending is “The Storm,” a story in which a woman–Calixta–ignores the Psyche stereotype in a chance encounter during a storm and has an experience unlike any she has ever had before. Chopin ends the story by stating, “So the storm passed and every one was happy.”
As you participate in this discussion, consider these questions from Making Literature Matter: Third Edition and choose one to discuss:
1. Compare Mrs. Mallard and Calixta. Do you think Louise would have an extramarital affair? Is Chopin sympathetic to Louise and Calixta? Judgmental?
2. Which female character–Calixta, Louise, or Désirée–possesses true love for her husband? Do the husbands love their wives more? In different ways?
3. Which one of these marriages seems strongest? Why?
4. Compare Chopin’s attitude toward marriage in these three stories. Does she support all aspects of marriage? Since she wrote over a century ago, would she be please with the present state of marriage (including divorce)?
5. Chopin’s stories criticize societal restrictions that get in the way of human happiness and fulfillment. Choose a story and explain what needs to change in society in order for the characters to have a happy ending.
James Joyce’s Life and Work 2nd discussion
James Joyce is one of the most influential writers of the 20th Century. See the video below to become familiar with his life and work:
As you can tell from the above video, Joyce’s work is often dense and difficult to understand. He was a particularly meticulous writer. There is a story–or myth/legend–that a friend of his walked into Joyce’s study and found Joyce looking crestfallen with his head in his hands. His friend asked what was wrong, and Joyce said it was his writing. His friends responded by asking how many words Joyce was able to write that day. “Seven,” Joyce responded.
“Seven? Well, that is good for you,” his friend said.
“Yes,” said Joyce, “but I don’t know what order they go in.” Joyce’s Dubliners
Joyce often blankets his text with allusions and references that add layers of meaning to the work, but they take a very clever individual to understand them. Much of his work takes a lot of
effort to understand, but the stories contained in his collection of short stories Dubliners are much more accessible. However, they still are filled with complexity. Consider all the allusions and explanations provided by this version of Araby? on the Genius website. You will see how intricate the story is when you consider all of the references and details he provides.
The story appears early in Dubliners, and it centers on a young boy’s first disappointment with romance. It is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man, however, as we can tell by the more sophisticated voice of the narrator. What 12-year-old boy goes around saying things such as, “Gazing up into the darkness, I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity, and my eyes burned with anger and anguish”? It is as if the narrator has grown completely disillusioned with the concept of “Love” in his middle-age, and he wants to pin-point the first time he realizes that love sucks. He calls upon his memory to find the first time he was made a fool due to pursuing love and remembers a time when he was a boy and fell in love with—what’s her name? –Mangen’s sister. (He can’t even remember the name of this girl whose name was so important to him.) He makes a promise to her to buy her a gift at the bazaar Araby, but when he arrives to fulfill his promise, it all falls apart.
As you participate in this discussion, consider these questions and choose one to discuss:
1. Joyce calls the story “Araby.” What is the importance of this title? What does Araby represent and how does it relate to the theme?
(The following questions are from Making Literature Matter Third Edition, ed. by Schilb and Clifford):
2. Why do the boy’s eyes burn with anguish and anger? Has he learned something about romantic love? Was he in love with Mangen’s sister? Give evidence.
3. If this story is partly autobiographical, what is Joyce’s attitude toward his younger self? Are you sympathetic or critical of your own initiations into the complexities of relationships?
4. Reread the first and last paragraph. In what ways might they be connected? 5. Find examples of religious imagery. What do you think is its purpose?
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2 discussions for pradeep due jan 22Chopinhttps://youtu.be/wWaTA7Rbr3gAs the above video explains, Kate Chopin’s literature tackles topics such as love, relationships,race, and sexuality. Her beautiful novelThe AwakeningLinks to an external site., for example, is the story of a young wife and mother who longs for something different, so sheleaves her family and discovers a life of her own. When it was published in 1899, it was metwith controversy and criticism, eventually leading to its censorship. The mainstream public wasdisturbed by the frank discussion of a woman asserting her independence and forgoing her roleas wife and mother. The protagonist also has a sexual awakening as she begins a relationshipwith another man.Kate Chopin’s Unconventional ViewsAs the editor’s ofMaking Literature Matter: ThirdEditionpoint out, “Kate Chopin was not aconformist thinker, and her stories are filled with views of desire, love, and relationships meantto provoke her late-nineteenth-century readers. Indeed, they continue to provoke audiencestoday.” The three stories assigned to you hopefully caused you to think.While today we think of Chopin as a feminist writer, her stories are more broadly humanist inthat they examine the ways in which society puts all people into categories that limit their abilityto explore the wide range of human experience and expression. In each of today’s stories,happiness/passion is denied due to societal constraints–whether that be due to racism, genderrestrictions, or rules regulating human sexuality. Each of the women in the stories are aware ofthe expectations placed on them due to their gender (think Psyche), and in their own way, eachhas attempted to conform. Désirée in “Désirée’s Baby” perhaps comes closest to the Psychestereotype, but she is denied a happy ending due to the social construction of race. LouiseMallard in “The Story of an Hour” attempts to live up to the feminine ideal, but she represses herdissatisfaction with her role to the point that it makes her ill–or at least her doctors haveconvinced her she has heart disease. This is an apparent misdiagnosis, however, as she certainlybecomes the picture of health when she recognizes her freedom. Of course, she isn’t given ahappy ending either. The only story that has a happy ending is “The Storm,” a story in which awoman–Calixta–ignores the Psyche stereotype in a chance encounter during a storm and has anexperience unlike any she has ever had before. Chopin ends the story by stating, “So the stormpassed and every one was happy.”
As you participate in this discussion, consider these questions fromMaking Literature Matter:Third Editionand choose one to discuss:1. Compare Mrs. Mallard and Calixta. Do you think Louise would have an extramarital affair?Is Chopin sympathetic to Louise and Calixta? Judgmental?2. Which female character–Calixta, Louise, or Désirée–possesses true love for her husband?Do the husbands love their wives more? In different ways?3. Which one of these marriages seems strongest? Why?4. Compare Chopin’s attitude toward marriage in these three stories. Does she support allaspects of marriage? Since she wrote over a century ago, would she be please with the presentstate of marriage (including divorce)?5. Chopin’s stories criticize societal restrictions that get in the way of human happiness andfulfillment. Choose a story and explain what needs to change in society in order for thecharacters to have a happy ending.James Joyce’s Life and Work 2nd discussionJames Joyce is one of the most influential writers of the 20th Century. See the video below tobecome familiar with his life and work:https://youtu.be/1SuHkY2wAQAAs you can tell from the above video, Joyce’s work is often dense and difficult to understand. Hewas a particularly meticulous writer. There is a story–or myth/legend–that a friend of hiswalked into Joyce’s study and found Joyce looking crestfallen with his head in his hands. Hisfriend asked what was wrong, and Joyce said it was his writing. His friends responded by askinghow many words Joyce was able to write that day. “Seven,” Joyce responded.”Seven? Well, that is good for you,” his friend said.”Yes,” said Joyce, “but I don’t know what order they go in.”Joyce’sDublinersJoyce often blankets his text with allusions and references that add layers of meaning to thework, but they take a very clever individual to understand them. Much of his work takes a lot of
effort to understand, but the stories contained in his collection of short storiesDublinersaremuch more accessible. However, they still are filled with complexity. Consider all the allusionsand explanations provided by this version ofAraby?on the Genius website. You will see howintricate the story is when you consider all of the references and details he provides.The story appears early inDubliners, and it centerson a young boy’s first disappointment withromance. It is told from the perspective of a middle-aged man, however, as we can tell by themore sophisticated voice of the narrator. What 12-year-old boy goes around saying things suchas, “Gazing up into the darkness, I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity, and myeyes burned with anger and anguish”? It is as if the narrator has grown completely disillusionedwith the concept of “Love” in his middle-age, and he wants to pin-point the first time he realizesthat love sucks. He calls upon his memory to find the first time he was made a fool due topursuing love and remembers a time when he was a boy and fell in love with—what’s her name?–Mangen’s sister. (He can’t even remember the name of this girl whose name was so importantto him.) He makes a promise to her to buy her a gift at the bazaar Araby, but when he arrives tofulfill his promise, it all falls apart.As you participate in this discussion, consider these questions and choose one to discuss:1. Joyce calls the story “Araby.” What is the importance of this title? What does Arabyrepresent and how does it relate to the theme?(The following questions are fromMaking LiteratureMatter Third Edition, ed. by Schilb andClifford):2. Why do the boy’s eyes burn with anguish and anger? Has he learned something aboutromantic love? Was he in love with Mangen’s sister? Give evidence.3. If this story is partly autobiographical, what is Joyce’s attitude toward his younger self? Areyou sympathetic or critical of your own initiations into the complexities of relationships?4. Reread the first and last paragraph. In what ways might they be connected?5. Find examples of religious imagery. What do you think is its purpose?
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