Historical and Cultural Context of the Story of The Story of An Hour
Topic: Historical and Cultural Context of the Story of “The Story of An Hour”.
Directions: Make and defend a specific claim about how one of the following works (see “Prompt” below) reflects and/or responds to its cultural or historical surroundings. You can show how the details of this literary work celebrate a culture, challenge a history, make us re-imagine a cultural understanding, or simply reflect the cultural norms of its time period. The author was writing during a particular time from a particular culture. How does that show up in the writing, and what was the author attempting to say about that culture or history?
In your argument:
1 ) Give a brief description of the cultural and/or historical context
2) Make a clear, interpretative claim about how the reading reflects and/or responds to its cultural or historical surroundings
3) Support your claim with evidence from the text and analysis of that evidence
4) In your analysis, explain how at least two literary elements add to this argument: an image or set of images, the author’s tone, style, diction, or any other literary element that shows how the style of the piece adds to the argument as much as the content.
Readings; Read the following pages in your textbook for guidance on historical / cultural analysis:
Writing about a Work’s Cultural Context” (pgs. 67-76)
“Cultural Studies” (pgs. 1989-1900)
“New Historicism” (pgs. 1990-1991)
Prompt;
Choose one of the following works to focus on in this assignment:
I) “Deportation at Breakfast,” pages 226-227
2) “The Story of an Hour,” pages 222-224
3) “How to Write the Great American Indian Novel,” pages 1040-1041
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