Wild Life by Molly Gloss

In the very first introductory segment of this book the granddaughter who discovered the manuscript writes to her sister “… it was after Grandmother went up into the woods looking for Harriet ---- or rather, after she came home____ that her writing turned a corner and her reputation as a serious writer was made…..”

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Accepting the idea that Charlotte grew as a person from her experiences in the woods, explore the change in her perceptions of others, her roles as a writer and parent, and the reality she lived in. You may wish to draw upon some of the perspectives we’ve explored to date: humans as a mixture of animal and self-conscious, acculturated, rational beings, Perry’s Model of Cognitive Development, Berger’s Socially Constructed Reality, or even Plato’s Allegory. Who was she as the story started (why was she this way?)? What were the limitations to this persona? How did the traumatic experience allow her to grow and in what ways?

Draw specific examples and quotes from the book to support your narrative.
Write 2 pages

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