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Modern American Literature: Rise of Realism

Choose one of the stories to apply feminist criticism to the reading. Identify the protagonist and antagonist and describe their relationship as it relates to the theme. How does the relationship to the foil, if there is one, reflect the theme? Identify whether the protagonist is round or flat, dynamic or static. Support your response with examples from the text.
 * Chopin’s “Story of and Hour” and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”**

In Chopin’s “Story of and Hour” a women is crushed by society. Because a women didn’t have very much freedom. Our protagonist is Louis M. because she is our main character. Then the antagonist is society because is the road block of her freedom. The protagonist is a round character. In the story we see that is sad but then later she is happy. Also she is a dynamic character. Because she mood changes in the story.

I think you've done a great job working in all parts of this story, but I need to see examples from the text to support your ideas. Please work to include enough that there is an introduction, body and conclusion in these essays.

Select an example of imagery that creates the mood of the story? How does the mood of the setting reflect the character’s motivations driven by their id, ego, and superego?
 * Crane’s “Mystery of Heroism”**

How does the author indirectly characterize the protagonist through the use of dialect? What does this tell us about the character? How are they influenced by their id, ego, or superego?
 * Wharton’s “April Showers” and Twain’s “The Invalid’s Story”**

In the story of The Invalid’s Story. Our protagonist is the Invalid. Thompson says “Yes’ndeedy, it’s awful solemn and cur’us; but we’ve all got to go, one time or another; they ain’t no getting around it.” It tells us that this character is from the south and don’t have much education. Well the Invalid’s id tells him to get away from the smell but also get warm because it was too cold outside. His superego tells him to take his friend’s body back to his friend’s parents in Wisconsin. His ego tells him to do what is right but also he risked his health. So now he has to go home dying after he is done with his mission. In April Showers, our protagonist is Theodora. Her ego says to who cares to the family right now. She’ll get her novel published. Then she will get some money and pay it back to the family. She was so anger and left to Boston that was id. Her superego was that she sewed on Johnny’s button on his reffer.