Q. Visit the three databases listed as great places for background information. Give two interesting pieces of information for themes about the stories you are comparing (so a total of four).
Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin
Interpreted by some authors as a feminist tale; by others as a story of the dangers of modern technology
Chopin is also the author of The Awakening, about a married woman leaving her husband for her lover
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Based on the authors breakdown after a similar type of rest cure
Also the author Herland, a feminist utopian story
Q2. In one sentence, explain what are you interested in exploring about the stories. (What is your thesis statement?)
The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin and The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman depict how oppression causes emotional stress and psychic disintegration for women in society, which is interpreted as female weakness rather than female frustration.
Q3. Generate a list of keywords or concepts that connect to your thesis statement. (Hint: if you are looking ways in which ideas are connected, use the Mind Map tool in the Credo database.)
Feminism, womens literature, Chopin, Yellow Wallpaper, patriarchy, suffragettes, womens movement
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