1. In "A Law More Nice Than Just," Fern continually alludes to the natural world and connects the lives of women with the seasons. Do you think that connecting the weather and the moods of women is a suitable comparison? If so, why?
2. Why do you think that the thought of a Thanksgiving meal is so troubling to the young children in "Thanksgiving Story?" How does "Ruth Hall" compare this this short story? Which do you think is more effective in terms of creating sympathy in the reader?
That is a great question about the natural world and a woman's connection to it. I think it is a suitable question, women are so connected to nature with their "cycle." Until recently, women had to plan their lives around their periods. Thank God we have other choices now, think of how many women did not have the ability to control their lives because of their hormones. Think of how in control women would have been if they had had the choice to take control! I love that you picked that out for this piece by Fanny Fern!
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