Using what you have learned about Gender Criticism from both the textbook (pg. 699) and the video lecture, choose ONE of the short stories from the list below and craft a paper using this style of literary criticism to discuss one aspect of the story. Chapter 12 stories: Jamaica Kincaid “Girl” In your choice of focus for this short paper, you might review what you wrote about in the Discussions forum to see if it could be expanded into a larger paper. The assigned questions are meant to bring you closer to ideas you might use for this paper. Gender Criticism Theory has its basis in feminism; however, it is not restricted to looking only at issues concerning women. Instead, the focus here is on sexual identity. The development of Queer Theory has helped expand ideologies embedded in Gender Criticism. The primary focus here is the relationships that men, women and transgendered people have within their culture, taking the pressures and normative expectations into account when evaluating the presentation of gender rules and normative behavior. The text may challenge or reinforce cultural gender expectations, based on the writer’s intentions and he/she may be conscious or unconscious about this. Note: Assume your readers have read the story (do not summarize it). Additionally, do not overview the critical theory. Paper requirements: Length 750-1000 words (text of paper) Typewritten 1” margins Double-spaced Times New Roman 12 point font MLA (formatting of paper and citations; story should be cited w/proper in-text citations to note references to the text). The only source used for these papers should be the assigned reading. This will give you further practice working with primary research.
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