In the third unit of this class we’ve been focusing on how social attitudes towards gender affect how
people experience addiction (yes, we’re still doing that). In our discussions of Jack London’s John
Barleycorn (1913) we paid particular attention to how the memoir describes alcohol consumption as a
crucial component of masculine identity. Now, I want you to focus on Queer Lady Judas (1905) by Rita
and the way that narcotic addiction is associated with femininity in the novel.
In a well structured essay, please explore how the novel correlates narcotic consumption with emerging
Feminist movements (New Womanhood and pink-collar industries) as a critique of their value to women’s
liberation.
Support your respective thesis with reasonable argumentation and support from the text. Your paper must
have two body paragraphs: one that addresses the consumer identity of New Womanhood and one that
addresses the progressive sexual values associated with the movement. In the third unit of this class we’ve been focusing on how social attitudes towards gender affect how
people experience addiction (yes, we’re still doing that). In our discussions of Jack London’s John
Barleycorn (1913) we paid particular attention to how the memoir describes alcohol consumption as a
crucial component of masculine identity. Now, I want you to focus on Queer Lady Judas (1905) by Rita
and the way that narcotic addiction is associated with femininity in the novel.
In a well structured essay, please explore how the novel correlates narcotic consumption with emerging
Feminist movements (New Womanhood and pink-collar industries) as a critique of their value to women’s
liberation.
Support your respective thesis with reasonable argumentation and support from the text. Your paper must
have two body paragraphs: one that addresses the consumer identity of New Womanhood and one that
addresses the progressive sexual values associated with the movement. (see attached)