This honors-level course will explore literature written by America's female novelists. We will begin the course with material written at the start of the twentieth century and trace its progression to the new millennium. Through research on the author's background and critical analysis of the writing, students will chronicle in historical context the changing role of women socially, politically, and economically.
Students will begin by reading Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and then Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome. The second Term will focus on Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver.
Students will need to obtain copies of the following texts which are available at many school or local libraries or for purchase online for a small fee.
Their Eyes Were Watching God?by Zora Neale Hurston needed in Week 9
The Bean Trees?by Barbara Kingsolver needed in Week 12