Respond to this post with your suggestions for a short-essay question for the final. The question should elicit a response of 1 - 3 double-spaced pages, cover material that we've read since the midterm, and require some interpretive work on the text(s) in question.
Deadline: Wednesday (12/9), start of class.
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Looking back at the material that we've covered since the midterm, what can you gather about class differences in the Enlightenment period and how they were generally viewed by the whole of society? What evidence do you have that illustrates that maybe the rural laborers were more intelligent and educated than typically viewed by society? What evidence do you have that shows the exact opposite, that the rural class was just as simple as they are generally portrayed? As far as the wealthy class goes, what evidence have we seen that paints them to be highly educated thinkers, and vice versa? What literature have we read that shows the wealthy aristocracy in a frivolous light and how is this argued?
With the material in the latter half of the semester there have been repeated themes on "sentiment." In what way do several of these authors place sentiment within their work and what does it say about 18C society, either as a social critique or for the 18C reader? Picking one or two sources examine how sentiment is treated in the work and in what way does it reveal 18C writing in a new light contrary to material we've already covered prior to the midterm? Is it any different? Or are the two groups of readings in agreement?
Which work that we have covered since the midterm should be most identified with the Enlightenment? This is a large time period, but if it was to be characterized by one reading, which would it be. Furthermore, talk about the topic of this work and how it is similar to or different than other works since the midterm. Which theme comes up the most? Is anything highly unique?
Considering the ideals of the Enlightenment era, how do women fit into this time period? How are women portrayed in writings and how is this similar or contrasting to the ways female authors presented their ideas during the eighteenth century?
How does "A Sentimental Journey" compare to the rest of our texts we have written this semester? Is Yorick a good representation of the Enlightenment Era?
If we were Parson Yorick in an interview, What would we say had we been told we were an Enlightenment Figure and representative character of the Enlightenment Era? How does he stack up to S. Johnson, J. Addison, and J. Locke?
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