First essay. Washington Irving: Rip Van Winkle<\/p>\n
1. Irving\u2019s depiction of Dame Van Winkle is less than positive, but the story appears immediately after \u201cThe Wife\u201d in The Sketch Book. Choose one<\/b> of the following prompts and discuss the story from a woman-centered approach:<\/p>\n
a. Explain how the placement of \u201cThe Wife\u201d and \u201cRip Van Winkle\u201d in the original publication generates an overall narrative view of women. That is, does \u201cThe Wife\u201d help to soften our view of Irving\u2019s stereotype of Dame Van Winkle? Is \u201cThe Wife\u201d some kind of joke?<\/p>\n
second essay: Ralph Waldo Emerson: The American Scholar<\/p>\n
1. Emerson uses many metaphors of the body, especially in \u201cThe American Scholar.\u201d Make a short list of some of those metaphors, and then explain why they are effective in works that posit transcendence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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