ENGL 2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Class Discrimination, Alcot, Puberty
26 Feb 2017
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Critics say that they seem limited geographically and maybe this suggests that women are supposed to stay at home. They don"t do literal travelling, but do travel and move guratively. Story focuses on the importance of gurative journeys. Camino: not always spiritual; based in the modern psychological concept of self- actualization. Puberty happens to us v. pilgrimage is something you choose: something is happening to the march sisters which they cannot control (jo"s long limbs [growth spurt] - chapter one) Puberty: suggests that there is a struggle for control. Marmee: alcot addresses how the same-sex parent is a model for the child (even before psych studies) Marmee"s characteristics: patient, wise, pious (applied generic christianity or other religions), temper (which she manages) Being patient: is the result of managing emotions (not the same as not having the at all) Virtues: are seen interns of social bene ts and psychological bene ts to the individual (patience)
