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Please answer each of the following discussion questions for me.. Each response should be about 250 words or more. However, I am looking more for a polished, quality response than anything else. If you have any questions, please email me directly.
For each answer, please remember to respond accordingly:
--Use the words of the question in your response.
--Use your mind, not your feelings.
--If the question has a quotation, focus on it.
--If the question does not have a quotation, find an appropriate one and focus on it instead.
--Always, always stay focused and stay textual.
- In Anne Bradstreet’s poem, “The Prologue,” she writes:
I am obnoxious to each carping tongue
Who says my hand a needle fits
A poet’s pen all scorn I should thus wrong
For such despite they cast on female wits:
If what I do prove well, it won’t advance,
They’ll say it’s stol’n, or else it was by chance.
In the context of this poem and the other poems we read, what exactly do you think Bradstreet means here? (10 points)
In the context of her religious situation, what does this poem say about her audience?
2. Find a specific passage in Mary Rowlandson’s A Narrative of the Captivity and Restorationthat exemplifies her attitude toward her captives and her religious faith. Then, write it into this exam and explain why it exemplifies her attitude. (10 points)
3. In this course thus far, we have looked at how the Puritans put a definitive stamp on the moral, religious, and intellectual character of this nation. In that context, how does Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” either explain those Puritan origins or how does it demonstrate a rebellion against those origins. (10)
4. In the context of our readings thus far, how is Hester Prynne a uniquely American heroine? Please remember to be very specific and very textual in your response. (10)
Explanation & Answer
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Running Head: AMERICAN LITERATURE
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American Literature
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AMERICAN LITERATURE
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PART I:
Anne Bradstreet’s poem “The Prologue” is one of the poems that have been written to point
out the place of women and how they are treated in the society that does not recognize the principle
of gender equity. The author has clearly brought out the knowledge of how women are perceived
in a male dominated society, for instance they are perceived as being submissive. They are also
seen as objects of inferiority in this masculine society. There is a belief that there are tasks, chores
and duties that are often associated with women especially the traditional duties which cannot be
performed by men for example sowing.
The author also reveals to us that women in a patriarchal society do not have an opportunity
and freedom to express their ideas and also speak out their minds, this is because they have a belief
that women lack the ability to make sound and solid decisions. Furthermore, they are seen as
lacking the capacity of generating new and brilliant ideas that are of great help in terms of
development or prosperity to the society and in case of any, it could not be backed up in the society.
It is through her poems that Anne Bradstreet has focused on creating awareness and
bringing women to light on matters pertaining cultural aspects. Her famous poem, “The Prologue”
is a succinct plat...
