Introduction

My name is Ashley Kelly. I am a freshman and still undecided about my major.  I am looking forward to this class because it is very different than my other classes, which are all lectures.   While reading the section on breaking or embracing silence my only thought of the short story “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.  I have read that short story in high school and in a different college course and I thought it was interesting that later in the reading, that story was brought up.  I think that this short story showed that writing isn’t only about entertaining others but also has a factor in ones self growth.  I was shocked to see that only 8% of writers in the 1970’s were women.  I found that very disappointing because I believe that females have just as much to say and voice as a male does.  I am looking forward to the upcoming readings and discussions in class.