Thesis: African-American women and Immigrant women countered the dominant culture’s demeaning significations and made claims for different representations by embodying the idea of the “New Woman.” The “New Women” was a symbol of a woman, who is more independent than the “ideal” domesticated woman.
I. Beginning of imperialism paves way for “New Woman” to emerge. The new hero needs a heroine, one, who, is independent and strong.
Although, society still requires for the woman to remain a good, domesticated housewife, it is the idea that it gives the desire to be liberated.
II. Role of cosmetics industry in creating new gender definitions and allowing for a different self-representation than before.
III. Consumptive society allows for women, immigrant and African-American to take a crucial role in society.
IV. Sara from Bread Givers desire to become a more independent woman through education.
a. Also, discussing how she does ends up making a full circle at the end and how she does not embody the idea of the “New Woman.”
V. Shifting from countryside to city and how women are able to take place in that resituation the country is going through.
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ReplyDeleteI think you have some good ideas going on here. The only thing I would suggest is that maybe you only want to focus on a few of these ideas, instead of all of them, and try to find different passages that support your idea to strengthen your argument. This way, your thesis can be solidified and you can go into greater depth in your research to make your thoughts that much stronger.
I think your can incorporate all these ideas into the paper, but I would focus on tying them all together for the thesis. Maybe start the paper with your thesis and then go into more depth relating these ideas in the opening paragraph
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