Discussion question

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Humanities

I Stand Here Ironing carries a lifetime of emotion in simple descriptions of remembered moments of raising a child in a difficult time. Review the stream-of-consciousness technique and the use of flashbacks to illustrate a mother-daughter relationship. In the discussion topic, answer the following:

  • Do you feel that the regional idiom and nonstandard help or hurt the story? Why or why not?
  • Where did the hesitation in the storytelling point to her bitterness or her pain? Provide examples from the story to justify your position.