First of all-I thought everyone had some interesting ideas to present to the class and while I was very distracted by the deliciousness of chocolate cupcakes I still felt I benefited from every ones proposals. So good job to those of us that are finishing out the semester and not withdrawing. Seriously, what's up with that?
Amy-I really was impressed with how you presented the new/old ideas of women's rights. The "assertion to self/heroin ism" and "quest for self/naturalistic" points you brought up will really illustrate just how severe the "oppression of men" was during the 19th century. I think your paper will kick ass. I think you picked out appropriate texts as well. Good luck!
Meredith-I think your paper surrounding "Man Thinking" will be interesting. The local color and transcendental genres you are piecing together will make a strong argument. I especially like that you are pulling in Hart's work to show what Emerson was saying is NOT "Man Thinking." Good topic.
Michael-You had so much going on in your paper that I didn't take enough notes but I think you had some brilliant ideas and if you can fit them all in then way to go! I really enjoyed how you proposed discussing the "reactions to rigidness" and I'll be interested to see what you come up with regarding that topic. Good luck with all the comparing/contrasting and have fun with all the dark literature we got to read this semester. That was definitely my favorite genre we studied!
Janel-Your claims of man looking inward equating inherent evil is really interesting as is the idea that man looking outwards will essentially create/invent new ideas. Very cool discussion points. I think you have a really interesting argument and with the texts you have chosen I'm sure you can support it. Best of luck!
Deb-I love how passionate you were about the texts you've chosen to write on. I definitely can see that there was a certain shift in writing due to the influence of the civil war. I think with your passion and obvious research and preparation you've done you will have a valid argument and you will strongly being able to support your ideas. You made texts that I disregarded as the more boring ones seem much more important. Happy writing!
Caitlyn-It was interesting to me that there were quite a few people in class that are using Fuller as the basis for their proposals. But every one's topics are different. I like that you are going to use her to compare different genres as well as tie in the differences between British/American literature. Way to go with the Feminist Movement!
Sara-I'm really interested to see what you have going on for tying in the Gothic genre to naturalistic/regional texts. I think they definitely share some similarities and I'm sure you can construct some interesting support to point out the elements these writing styles have in common.
Seriously, everyone...best of luck with papers and finals. I know this semester has kicked all of us in the junk but we are almost done!
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