For the presentation, my group decided to discuss the question, “Do Carter's fairy tales challenge or reinforce patriarchal constructions of female sexuality?” - a question stemming from Dunker’s remark that “Carter is rewriting the tales within the straitjacket of their original structures. [She merely] reproduces the original, rigidly sexist psychology of the erotic”. This question interested us as it allowed my group to further explore Feminism, a subject matter that we studied in our first semester. This question also allowed us to refer back to the original fairy-tales that influenced Carter’s anthology of retellings - whether that be Pruett's, the Grimm Brothers, or another individual's works.
We decided that for our presentation we would cover the entire anthology, with each of us selecting two or three short stories to discuss. This enabled us to evaluate, not only the stories individually, but how consistent Carter is in regards to her construction of feminine sexuality throughout. During our first meeting, the group created a shared presentation on Google Docs as this allowed for everyone to have equal access, offered a hub for communication, and little chance of technical errors. Additionally, we decided which short stories each of us would approach and discuss. I selected ‘The Courtship of Mr Lyon’ and ‘The Tiger's Bride’. This was due to the fact that these …show more content…
Because of this, we also did not particularly attend to checking everyone’s notes and ideas regarding their chosen stories. As a result, the presentation lacks a central theme of discussion that is featured throughout; instead, each story is analysed differently and while each person’s notes focused on Carter’s representation of female sexuality and everyone’s unique approach is evident, the presentation lacks
We decided that for our presentation we would cover the entire anthology, with each of us selecting two or three short stories to discuss. This enabled us to evaluate, not only the stories individually, but how consistent Carter is in regards to her construction of feminine sexuality throughout. During our first meeting, the group created a shared presentation on Google Docs as this allowed for everyone to have equal access, offered a hub for communication, and little chance of technical errors. Additionally, we decided which short stories each of us would approach and discuss. I selected ‘The Courtship of Mr Lyon’ and ‘The Tiger's Bride’. This was due to the fact that these …show more content…
Because of this, we also did not particularly attend to checking everyone’s notes and ideas regarding their chosen stories. As a result, the presentation lacks a central theme of discussion that is featured throughout; instead, each story is analysed differently and while each person’s notes focused on Carter’s representation of female sexuality and everyone’s unique approach is evident, the presentation lacks