The Wives of the Dead Group

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cathywhelan
cathywhelan
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College - Senior

I am looking for information on the treatment of gender in "The Wives of the Dead" by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

I also need treatment of gender in "The Journey" by Edith Wharton, "A Clean Well Light Place" by Hemingway and "Are These Actual Miles?" by Raymond Carver.

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Posted by cathywhelan on Thursday February 22, 2007 at 4:16 AM and tagged with gender, the wives of the dead, themes.

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  1. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    eNotes Editor

    You would be best served by posting separate questions for each of the different stories.  In regards to the Hawthorne, consider first his choice to focus on the wives, and not the husbands.  Hawthorne makes a clear choice about the gender he is choosing to focus on, and the entire story can thus be seen as an examination of women.  For more detailed information, see the links printed below.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/wives-dead/characters
    http://www.enotes.com/wives-dead/hawthornes-wives-dead-be...
    http://www.enotes.com/wives-dead/themes

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    Posted by sullymonster on Tuesday November 13, 2007 at 8:47 PM