
Writing Instruction
*You will be writing a thesis-based, ARGUMENTATIVE research essay. Your objective will be to select a theme present in Herland. Your argument/thesis will be based on that theme. Make sure you have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion.
You must use at least two credible outside sources, sources that I have not provided to you One must be a scholarly journal, the other may be a newspaper article, book, magazine article review, film, etc.). Use at least two direct quotes in the paper. Wikipedia is not considered a legitimate outside source. Content aids such as Spark Notes, Monarch Notes Cliff Notes, etc. are also unacceptable. When obtaining outside sources it is a good idea to use journals, scholarly articles, and literary criticism.
* Herland is written from one point of view. Use any combination of source material based on literary criticism and evidence from the novel to create an argument about style. Research literary criticism as well as the form of the novel.
*Make sure you follow MLA guidelines for citation and Work cited page.
Gözlet, Cansu Ozge. “Cultural Ecofeminism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s Feminist Utopian Vision and its Limitations.” Homeros, vol.4, no.1, 2021, pp. 21-28.
Kim, Mijeong. “Charlotte Perkins Gilman’ Herland and Feminist Utopia.” The Criticism and Theory Society of Korea, vol 25, no. 3, 2020, pp. 79-100. The Criticism and Theory Society of Korea, https://doi.org/10.19116/theory.2020.25.3.79.