Essay topic: Challenge Norms: Choose 1-2 works that challenge the status quo of the society in which the authors lives/wrote. What evidence does the text give for the author’s willingness to rebel (through action, choice, or literary trends) against societal expectations?
Sources:
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The Yellow Wallpaper.”
Chopin, Kate. “The Awakening.”
Essay requirements:
* 4-5 full pages with an additional Works Cited page
* Direct references to the two texts with quote, paraphrase, and/or summary
* Required Source: The work you are analyzing. You may also include any of the editor’s chapter/section introductions.
* Optional Academic Sources: Any trustworthy, reliable, academic sources either accessed through BC databases, the library, or the internet.
* Trustworthy sources may include: up to date information, peer-reviewed work, academic journal articles, and more.
* Non-trustworthy/non-academic sources may include: blogs, personal websites, Wikipedia, random quotes found online, personal YouTube videos.