ESSAY #1
Due Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sociological Criticism / Plot
Paper Guidelines
8.5x11-inch paper
1-inch margins
Typed, double-spaced, Cambria 12 font
Minimum three (3) pages; maximum four (4) pages
Left-hand corner of paper, single spaced:
FIRST AND LAST NAME
January 6, 2010
Professor Melinda Roberts
Short Story: Wintersession 2010
Centered Title (all caps and bolded):
CINDERELLA VS. MRS. MALLARD: MARRIAGE AND MUTILATION OF SELF: THE PLOT THICKENS
- IMPORTANT REMINDER: Papers that do not meet the guidelines will not be accepted and will be given a score of zero (0).
- IMPORTANT REMINDER: Papers are due at the start of class, i.e., 9:30 A.M., on January 6, 2010. Late papers will not be accepted and will be given a score of zero (0).
Essay Topic:
I. Use the Sociological Criticism on page 696 of our text to analyze / compare and contrast the plots in the Grimm Brothers' Cinderella and Chopin's The Story of an Hour within the context of socialization of males and females in preparation for marriage and the inevitable mutilation of self. Include in your discussion the behaviors of the minor characters (Cinderella's father, step-mother and step-sisters; Mrs. Mallard's husband's friend, Richards, and her sister, Josephine) and their impact on the protagonists. Come up with a thesis sentence, and back up your argument with specific observations about the text. Incorporate at least five quotations, and document them, as explained in the writing chapters at the end of the book.
II. Do you believe Cinderella ever had a "Mrs. Mallard moment," or that Mrs. Mallard ever had a "Cinderella moment"? Use your imagination, as well as evidence from the readings, to respond.
I. Use the Sociological Criticism on page 696 of our text to analyze / compare and contrast the plots in the Grimm Brothers' Cinderella and Chopin's The Story of an Hour within the context of socialization of males and females in preparation for marriage and the inevitable mutilation of self. Include in your discussion the behaviors of the minor characters (Cinderella's father, step-mother and step-sisters; Mrs. Mallard's husband's friend, Richards, and her sister, Josephine) and their impact on the protagonists. Come up with a thesis sentence, and back up your argument with specific observations about the text. Incorporate at least five quotations, and document them, as explained in the writing chapters at the end of the book.
II. Do you believe Cinderella ever had a "Mrs. Mallard moment," or that Mrs. Mallard ever had a "Cinderella moment"? Use your imagination, as well as evidence from the readings, to respond.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Discuss both parts of the essay to receive full points.
- This essay has a value of 75 points
- 75% of points assigned to Part I of the essay
- 25% of points assigned to Part II of the essay
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