ENG356 Week 3 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

ENG 356 Week 3 Topic 3 DQ 1

Discuss the relationship between the central character (protagonist) and the natural world in Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat.” What does this character learn about himself and about his environment through his encounters with the natural world? Based upon this famous example of literary naturalism, how would you define the naturalistic view of humanity’s relationship with the physical world?

ENG 356 Week 3 Topic 3 DQ 2

Write a short critique about Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Address the assumptions: “literary texts mirror gender and societal attitudes about gender” and “oppression of women as a historical fact.”