ENGRD101. Fall 2024. Sections 27 & 31.
Thesis: David Small in Stitches and Tillie Walden in Spinning both face judgment and criticism when challenging societal norms, but they experience these pressures differently due to their distinct contexts of gender, time, and place. Therefore, their memoirs highlight how the struggle of acceptance transcends generations, representing the ongoing presence of homophobia and rigid gender […]
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