ENG 266 Lecture 15: Woman Hollering Creek, The Woman Warrior and Everyday Use
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Emphasizes that"s how we get stories, from other perspectives and observations. In saint paul, it tells women to submit to their husbands and it"s seen in their culture heavily. Father gives permission for a man to take the main character. She is not seen as an independent being. 1591 talking about her husband, shut the blindsthis man, this father, this lord, this master, etc talking about her husband. Her husband plays that role for her as she says. Names of women: alone, sad when they are in this (husbands control). Happy, graceful when they are out of husband"s control (free) Main character is frustrated, sad because everything for her hasn"t worked out like it was on tv. She has no model to look at to make it through this, she has no mother and only brothers. On 1592, she describes the town she lives in, the town of gossipsdespair . Have to earn a living waking early and working hard.
