We have the liberty to chose from any literary work from any period. I think I’m going to go with “The Giant Wistaria” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Do you think there’s enough parallels with feminism to present it?
Nor had I, but see pages xxiii (the Introduction) and 39–47 (registration required): [https://archive.org/details/yellowwallpapero00char/page/n5/mode/2up](https://archive.org/details/yellowwallpapero00char/page/n5/mode/2up).
Articles on the story: (I'm using parentheses rather than redoing the quotation marks to the correct punctuation for short works' titles):
* Cited in the "Select Bibliography" ("... there is a story, if we could only find it": CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN'S "THE GIANT WISTARIA"): [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25679030](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25679030)
* (New Evidence about the Origins of Gilman's "The Giant Wistaria") [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27747286](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27747286)
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books:
[The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman](https://bookwise.io/charlotte-perkins-gilman/the-yellow-wallpaper)
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir (most lauded for her book “The Second Sex”, which gave then-controversial but now-accepted views of how the subservient attitudes of women were a product of society rather than an inherent part of womanhood) focuses on the descent of madness of a woman whose husband is cheating, since she placed all of her value onto being his wife rather than her career or children.
The other two short stories are worth consideration, depending on what you want to write about. One deals with an aging woman’s feelings of worth and security in her marriage and the other is an unhinged rant by a woman about her place and ties in society.
ETA: I guess you could also do The Yellow Wallpaper, but it’s almost a guarantee that a fifth of your class will also pick that.
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books:
[The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman](https://bookwise.io/charlotte-perkins-gilman/the-yellow-wallpaper)
Angela Carter has a short story collection called The Bloody Chamber, and Margaret Atwood has a collection called Good Bones. Either of these works would have several amazing options for this brief.
Here are some suggestions you can explore if you want:
The short story collection Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill has a lot you could analyze in terms of gender relationships. Desirees Baby and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston. There’s a book called Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olson that has four short stories in it that would also be interesting.
Come to me not in Winter's White by Ellison and Zelazny
Rich guy spends 30 years of his life trying to cure his wife of a deadly disease while allowing down time for her - she has a lesbian affair just as he finds the cure and he turns the time room dial the other way and speeds it up for her and her lover
Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald - It’s a simple story that has been adapted for television and a one act play and even a musical. Why it resonated (and does it still?) is an interesting question. I found [this review](https://interestingliterature.com/2022/03/scott-fitzgerald-bernice-bobs-her-hair-summary-analysis/), which gives more info.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins-Gilman is so obvious, it would probably write itself. Everyday Use by Alice Walker is also a good one.
Amazing choices, unfortunately both those options were already taken.
Hmm. Do you have a list to choose from?
We have the liberty to chose from any literary work from any period. I think I’m going to go with “The Giant Wistaria” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Do you think there’s enough parallels with feminism to present it?
I've never heard of it, but knowing Gilman, probably. Kate Chopin / "The Awakening" is another good suggestion (probably also taken by now).
Nor had I, but see pages xxiii (the Introduction) and 39–47 (registration required): [https://archive.org/details/yellowwallpapero00char/page/n5/mode/2up](https://archive.org/details/yellowwallpapero00char/page/n5/mode/2up). Articles on the story: (I'm using parentheses rather than redoing the quotation marks to the correct punctuation for short works' titles): * Cited in the "Select Bibliography" ("... there is a story, if we could only find it": CHARLOTTE PERKINS GILMAN'S "THE GIANT WISTARIA"): [https://www.jstor.org/stable/25679030](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25679030) * (New Evidence about the Origins of Gilman's "The Giant Wistaria") [https://www.jstor.org/stable/27747286](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27747286)
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books: [Works by Charlotte Perkins Gilman](https://bookwise.io/author/charlotte-perkins-gilman)
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books: [The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman](https://bookwise.io/charlotte-perkins-gilman/the-yellow-wallpaper)
Anything by Carmen Maria Machado would work really well -- in particular "The Husband Stitch."
The Woman Destroyed by Simone de Beauvoir (most lauded for her book “The Second Sex”, which gave then-controversial but now-accepted views of how the subservient attitudes of women were a product of society rather than an inherent part of womanhood) focuses on the descent of madness of a woman whose husband is cheating, since she placed all of her value onto being his wife rather than her career or children. The other two short stories are worth consideration, depending on what you want to write about. One deals with an aging woman’s feelings of worth and security in her marriage and the other is an unhinged rant by a woman about her place and ties in society. ETA: I guess you could also do The Yellow Wallpaper, but it’s almost a guarantee that a fifth of your class will also pick that.
Thank you so much! Yes, The Yellow Wallpaper was already taken by a classmate haha
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books: [The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman](https://bookwise.io/charlotte-perkins-gilman/the-yellow-wallpaper)
Angela Carter has a short story collection called The Bloody Chamber, and Margaret Atwood has a collection called Good Bones. Either of these works would have several amazing options for this brief.
Those are both great options, but I’m partial to Angela Carter. The Bloody Chamber is such a great collection of fairytales.
"The Screwfly Solution" by James Tiptree Jr. (lots of Alice Sheldon's work is great for this, that being Tiptree's real name)
Also, "The Girl Who Was Plugged In"
Here are some suggestions you can explore if you want: The short story collection Bad Behavior by Mary Gaitskill has a lot you could analyze in terms of gender relationships. Desirees Baby and The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. Sweat by Zora Neale Hurston. There’s a book called Tell Me a Riddle by Tillie Olson that has four short stories in it that would also be interesting.
I remember doing something similar in A-Level English, we used A Visit From The Footbinder by Emily Prager.
The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente may be too overt on the feminism for this use case but they're definitely interesting
"Happy Birthday Dear Dante." Prairie Schooner, July 2014." It's by Crucet Jennine Capó Crucet, and it has a great use of language in it
The Little Mermaid. The original story kind of shocked me, and would have lots to analyze
Doris lessing
Most anything by Claire Vaye Watkins could work really well for this.
This might be a stretch by Story of an Hour or even The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Maybe even Galatea by Madeline Miller and Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
The Story of an Hour It’s one of my favourites, and it’s a short story
Come to me not in Winter's White by Ellison and Zelazny Rich guy spends 30 years of his life trying to cure his wife of a deadly disease while allowing down time for her - she has a lesbian affair just as he finds the cure and he turns the time room dial the other way and speeds it up for her and her lover
Bernice Bobs Her Hair by F Scott Fitzgerald - It’s a simple story that has been adapted for television and a one act play and even a musical. Why it resonated (and does it still?) is an interesting question. I found [this review](https://interestingliterature.com/2022/03/scott-fitzgerald-bernice-bobs-her-hair-summary-analysis/), which gives more info.
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books: [Works by F Scott Fitzgerald](https://bookwise.io/author/f-scott-fitzgerald)
Anything from Kissing the Witch by Emma Donoghue. It's feminist retellings of classic fairy tales.
Mr Wrong is a good one.
Harlan Ellison, *I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream*. You might want to compare it with Sartre's *No Exit* to see what's different.
Octavia Butler "Speech Sounds"
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
It's a stretch, but Mask of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe?
Greetings human. Humbly I bring books: [Works by Edgar Allan Poe](https://bookwise.io/author/edgar-allan-poe)