Write an essay, approximately three pages in length, based on one of the following prompts:
Discuss the role of women in "The Yellow Wall-Paper," "The Ice Palace," and at least one other text we have read this semester (Henry James's "The Jolly Corner)
What does each story or poem reveal about the status of women in 19th and 20th-century America? Each paper should draw on one source beyond the assigned texts. The source should illuminate the text and contribute to your own argument in one way or another.
A good paper will say something interesting and true about each of the texts it discusses. An excellent paper will unite these observations under an arguable thesis.