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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”**

I am writing about the “//__Story of an Hour”__// by Kate Chopin the theme of this story was about people get happy but things always don’t work out they way you want it to. This story is about a woman named Louise Millard she was shocked when they told her the man of her life is dead. Her sister Josephine and Richard who is her husband's friend has to break the horrifying news to her as gently as possible. They both were concerned that the news might somehow put her in great danger with her health. Ironically, Mrs. Millard reacts to the news with excitement. Mrs. Millard is a round character because she showed different side of emotion. She showed use her sad and happy side. And like said things don’t really work out the way you want to. Also Louise Millard is the protagonist because the story mainly focused on her and the antagonist is her heart problem it made it easier for her to get excited then she was to happy her heart couldn’t handle the surprise I choose this theme because the way of mood and tone of the story was going. That’s how I came up with my them.

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? Mystery of Heroism by Stephan Crane This is story about a solider named Fred Collin how he realized being selfish is not going to get him no where. He was really thirsty and he wanted water the only way to get that water is to go in the middle of the battle field. My paper is about how you can help yourself and other people. And how the changed through out the story from a flat to round charcter. Also about his superego helped him get over his id. “I wish I had a drink. I bet there’s water in that there ol’ well yonder” “Yes:but how you gona get it?” Collin was asking if there was water there but he didn’t want to get it because he didn’t want to risk his life. And he only wanted water for himself. But he decied to do it any ways the “He’s goin to that after water.” “ We aint dyin of thirst, are we? That;s foolishness.” I am writing about how crazy the the battle field was and there was a lot of blowoing up houses. And Collins found a another soldier stuck under something and he helped him by giving him so water.
 * 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? April showers by Edith Wharton In this story the character is more of high class or middle. Because the way she was speaking to her parent with respect and not calling them mom or dad. "O father!" He stood still, and the gleam of his cigar showed a face of unexpected participation. "You see I've been through it myself." She is really nice but the id kept saying write more so the story can get published. The ego wants to give money to help the family with the money she was going to get from the publishing. And the super ego wants even to help more she is taking care of her mother, father, brother and sister. Towards the beginning of the story, Theodora is very confident and proud of her story.“Her contrition was softened by the thought that literary success would enable her to make up for all the little negligence’s of which she was guilty.”Her optimism towards her writing skills is one attitude that is seen in the story.
 * Wharton’s “April Showers” and Twain’s “The Invalid’s Story”**