Define the function of one characteristic in local-color realism by contrasting one work by a woman (Freeman, Jewett, Chopin, etc) to one by a man (either Twain or Harte). What do the gender differences between the stories reveal about the purpose of the defining characteristics of local color?

Define the function of one characteristic in local-color realism by contrasting one work by a woman (Freeman, Jewett, Chopin, etc) to one by a man (either Twain or Harte). What do the gender differences between the stories reveal about the purpose of the defining characteristics of local color?

Here is your thesis (opening sentence): The function of __________ in local-color realism is ______________ because _____________________.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (500 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No “I” or “we”). MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND TO MY COMMENTS AFTER POSTS ARE DUE.