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Amanda Moten

"The Revolt of 'Mother'"

Food for thought:

1. Freeman's father, Warren Wilkins, gave up his plan of building the house Eleanor, Freeman's mother, had hoped for. Instead, the family moved in 1877 into the home in which Eleanor was to serve as hired housekeeper. Freeman's mother was thus "deprived of the very things which made a woman proud, her own kitchen, furniture, family china; and she had lost the one place in which it was acceptable for her to be powerful: her home" (Clark 177).

2. Freeman, critiques her own story for being unrealistic in the Saturday Evening Post (December 8, 1917):

In the first place all fiction ought to be true and "The Revolt of  'Mother'" is not true...There never was in New England a woman like Mother. If there had been she certainly would have lacked the nerve. She would also have lacked the imagination. New England women of that period coincided with their husbands in thinking that the sources of wealth should be better housed than the consumers.

3. Freeman published in magazines for young women and her audience consisted largely of women readers. She was influenced at times by her editors' demands for "gentility" in accordance with their sense of the codes of female behavior at the turn of the century. What similarities does the ending of this story share with Hawthorne's "The Birthmark?"

What On Earth Do I Write About?

This blog is about our class--what we're reading, what we're writing, what we're thinking about, and contemporary issues we see circulating in society that relate to the things we are reading, writing, and discussing. I will frequently post discussion questions related to our reading, links to newspaper/magazine/web articles related to our class, or open-ended freewriting prompts to prepare you for an upcoming class. 

Your post can respond to any of the above. Or, you can provide your own links, questions, interpretations, and discussions of the stories we are reading or the papers you are writing. In short, this blog is for you--an open space to discuss course material or materials related to our class discussions. 

You are also welcome to post bits and pieces of your writing projects, using the blog as a writing workshop of sorts. If you're struggling with your introduction and would like some feedback from your classmates, throw the introduction up on the blog. If you have two thesis statements you can't decide between, ask your classmates to help. And, if you're like me and struggle with thinking of interesting, thoughtful titles for your papers, describe your project and ask your classmates to brainstorm for you.

There are few set-in-stone "requirements" for this space. You need to post six times and comment three times during the course of the semester. Just remember, your posts and your comments must be at least 200 words long. Your posts and your comments need to be respectful of your classmates. And, remember that this is a space to try things out that might not work--ideas, interpretations, and writing. 

Enjoy! (And always ask me if you have questions).

Navigating the Blog World: Help is on the Way!

Hi all,

INSERTING A COMMENT

First, you will insert a "comment" when you want to discuss what one of your classmates has posted. Basically, you're participating in a conversation with that classmate when you "comment" on their posting. You need to comment upon at least three posts from your classmates during the course of the semester.

For instructions on how to insert a comment on a particular post you want to go to "Blogger Help" and in the search box, type in "How Do I Leave Comments on a Blog?" That link is the first link below.

POSTING

Generally, you'll do more posting than commenting on the blog (probably). "Posting" allows you to share your thoughts, opinions, and questions about what we are reading, what you are writing, or what's going on in class.

To write a new post, you'll sign in to our blog and Click the "NEW POST" button. Next, you'll see the Create New Post page. Start by giving your post a title, then enter the post itself. When you are done entering text, click the "PREVIEW" link and then hit "PUBLISH." You need to post at least six times during the course of the semester.

Hello night class

This is my name!

CORY

Hello, my name is Raincrow. If you do not know me, maybe we should meet.

Hey

My name is Josh Travis Morgan

Hello!

Hi, I'm Whitney Baker!

hi

Hello

Hi, my name is Meghan Winton.

Hello

Hi my name is Kelsey Knapp

Margaret Atwood:

"We have all been little pitchers with big ears, shooed out of the kitchen when the unspoken is being spoken, and we have probably all been tale-bearers, blurters at the dinner table, unwitting violators of adult rules of censorship. Perhaps this is what writers are: those who never kicked the habit. We remained tale-bearers. We learned to keep our eyes open, but not to keep our mouths shut."