What picture emerges about the places for women in ancient societies and how does this image reflect and/or differ from our society today?
Does a substantial portion of the work assigned help students make meaning of what they are trying to learn?
August 26, 2019How would you assess the literary merit of the portion you have read of Kate Chopin’s novella The Awakening?
August 26, 2019What picture emerges about the places for women in ancient societies and how does this image reflect and/or differ from our society today?
Question Description
Write a 5-7 page essay answering one of the following two questions:
Question 1: In antiquity, the gods were both among and without from humans and were often capricious, prone to jealousy, and quite dangerous; what do you think these images mean about the people who told such stories and believed in (or at least imagined) such deities?
Question 2: Throughout world literature, we see women of various backgrounds, classes, abilities, and powers depicted; what picture emerges about the places for women in ancient societies and how does this image reflect and/or differ from our society today?
