The short story, Flower Garden by Shirley Jackson, is about a woman named Mrs. Winning. When new people finally move into the cottage that Mrs. Winning always dreamed of living in, Mrs. Winning becomes great friends with the new neighbors, Mrs. MacLane. But when Mrs. MacLane hires an African American to do work in her garden, everyone begins to turn on Mrs. MacLane. It eventually diminishes the friendship between Mrs. MacLane and Mrs. Winning.
A big topic in this short story was stereotypes. I found it crazy how the whole community turned their backs on Mrs. MacLane just because she hired a African American to do garden work. It's not like she was having an affair with him.
I also think that Shirley Jackson is great at incorporating a variety of literary elements in her writing. She uses literary elements to help the story flow.
Cleo, this is a good start to a thoughtful entry. You succinctly summarized the text and identified a prominent literary element. I like that you threw in some interesting comments and observation.Now, you need to take it a step further. You need to support your ideas with evidence from the text. You need quotes or events sandwiched throughout the entry. Also, you need to be more specific in your last paragraph. What elements do you mean? Be specific and give examples.Your mechanics are fine.
ReplyDelete3/5 points. Structure- supporting ideas missing. Creativity- needs to apply higher level thinking skills, and make connections beyond text.