Annotated Reflection Paper

Part I

: Self

-

Reflection & Assessment

Literature has always been a fascinating aspect of my life. From a young age, oral stories

were the foundation for my interest in literature

which has continued up to date. For this reason

, I

decided to undertake a course

that will quench my thirst to learn more about literature and further

my knowledge of it.

One of my favorite literature materials to read is women literature.

Women

L

iterature

for

me has provided an insight that

in writing,

women are just as good as men, perhaps better. Until

now, I have read several literature materials written by

women

,

and

f

or

them, one experience I

found troubling was the way some use male pseudon

yms in an attempt to combat sexism and to

promote their works, such as Mary Ann Evans who is popularly known as George Eliot. One of

her books is

Mill on the Floss

,

Eliot, G. (2007)

.

In my general understanding of gender relations, my major source of info

rmation has

mainly been

a

personal

experience. I am an extrinsic

character

,

and I love socializing a lot.

Socializing with the opposite sex has helped me understand gender relations on a personal level.

Still

,

on the subject of women,

a personal assessment of

women’s lives in America is

that

comparing their life from the previous century to this century, their lives have drastically

improved. In terms of employment, wages,

leadership

,

and health, their lives have undergone a

positive change that has given them

equal opportunities in virtually every sector, to men. On the

issues that relate to women in the society, I think literature has played a big role in a number of

ways. First of all, literature from way back has acted as a medium of enlightening the world o

n

various matters that women go through, such as assault,

oppression

,

and inequality, and has also

helped empower women to take up challenges and conquer feminism. Such literature materials

Part I: Self-Reflection & Assessment

Literature has always been a fascinating aspect of my life. From a young age, oral stories

were the foundation for my interest in literature which has continued up to date. For this reason, I

decided to undertake a course that will quench my thirst to learn more about literature and further

my knowledge of it.

One of my favorite literature materials to read is women literature. Women Literature for

me has provided an insight that in writing, women are just as good as men, perhaps better. Until

now, I have read several literature materials written by women, and for them, one experience I

found troubling was the way some use male pseudonyms in an attempt to combat sexism and to

promote their works, such as Mary Ann Evans who is popularly known as George Eliot. One of

her books is Mill on the Floss, Eliot, G. (2007).

In my general understanding of gender relations, my major source of information has

mainly been a personal experience. I am an extrinsic character, and I love socializing a lot.

Socializing with the opposite sex has helped me understand gender relations on a personal level.

Still, on the subject of women, a personal assessment of women’s lives in America is that

comparing their life from the previous century to this century, their lives have drastically

improved. In terms of employment, wages, leadership, and health, their lives have undergone a

positive change that has given them equal opportunities in virtually every sector, to men. On the

issues that relate to women in the society, I think literature has played a big role in a number of

ways. First of all, literature from way back has acted as a medium of enlightening the world on

various matters that women go through, such as assault, oppression, and inequality, and has also

helped empower women to take up challenges and conquer feminism. Such literature materials