GER 1790 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: World War I
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The fall essay will be about looking at close readings and how they relate to historical periods. Purpose of elsa herrman"s this is the new woman : ideas (thesis) progression (difference) purpose (how; language, emotion) () modern woman refuses to lead the life of a lady and a housewife, preferring to depart from the ordained path and go her own way. (p. 206) Focus = educated people; educated, upper class women. In pursuit of these goals she helped her husband in his business or professional activities. She frequently accomplished incredible things by combining her work in the household with this professional work of her own. Middle class/upper class women = the focus. All institutions (political, religious) that had been in power pre-wwi were either radically questioned or abolished/done away with. Sexuality (primarily in berlin) was being completely questioned and changed. A level of freedom existed post-wwi in germany; this is why elsa wrote this.
