The role and treatment of women in Isabel Allendes short stories and Leila Abouzeids Year of the Elephant are explored extensively to examine broad social and cultural issues in varying literary styles and techniques.
How does Allende portray women in her stories, and what are the quintessential themes explored in their portrayal? How is this similar, and how does this differ from the portrayal of Zahra by Abouzeid and the issues and questions Abouzeid raises in her portrayal?
Your discussion should use specific examples from the stories and the text to demonstrate your interpretation and support your analysis.
Your essay should be no less than three and no more than five pages in length and should conform to MLA or comparable format.
All sources must be cited within the text of your essay and you must also provide a Works Cited on a separate page. Do not include URLs in the body of the essay.