Times They Are A-Changin'

In recent weeks we’ve read a variety of texts revolving around the “Fallen” woman. From Mather’s The Wonders of the Invisible World to “A Very Surprising Narrative of a Young Woman, Who Was Discovered in a Cave” (The Panther Narrative), women have been condemned, executed, converted, and sentimentalized.

Please discuss the changes you see developing in these texts. How has the agenda of the author seemed to change? How has the conception of an American audience changed as well? Have we seen revisions to the manner in which women are represented in print culture?

Please remember that your posting is due by Thursday at 8am and your responses to your peers due by Friday at 5 pm.