Question description
– Must be related to "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
– Must be a feminist critique of the text Mrs. Dalloway, used with sophistication and depth of understanding
– MLA format
– 10-15 pages
– Thesis is clear, specific, original, and thought-provoking
– Paper includes ample textual evidence from the primary source for all points made, and evidence is strikingly effective
– Paper includes a wide variety of secondary support
– MLA documentation is virtually flawless
– Paper is virtually error-freeRubric for the paper1. Intro
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background
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orient reader
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thesis
2. Biographically
– Virginia Woolf’s own life
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Upbringing >> view of men and patriarchy
3. Stylistically
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Stream of consciousness writing
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free of patriarchal reaction
– true expression
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“Mrs. Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself.” >>
Independent phrase, clause, paragraph, show’s character’s desire
for independence + action itself
4. Connection to English society
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discussion of standard gender roles during time period/setting
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Clarissa vs. Septimus >> woman vs. men >> effects
5. Connection to Yellow Wall Paper
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stream of consciousness writing
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negative effects of women having no power
6. Conclusion
