Analysis Of Mary Abigail Dodge's My Garden

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In the excerpt “I am a Woman” by Mary Abigail Dodge in”My Garden,” she exemplifies that even though she is a woman she characterizes herself as being more than one, that she is worth more that what she is expected to be just like other woman in her society. The author expresses her emotions in this text that even though women that are thought as or looked upon as inferior in her society they could do more than what is expected from them. In the text, Dodge conveys her message, in the most passionate way possible. Dodge creates meaning into her writing, in order for her readers to understand where she is soming from. The author creates imagery for her readres to visualize her perspective. Didge conveys in her essay “Flowery and beautiful, it

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