The Youngest Doll by Sydney Saxon https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu en-us 2022-11-09 16:47:03 UTC 2025-11-09 04:48:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Setting manuelperezcahue https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377179225 The aunts house, the house of the doctors son, the porch of the house.]]> 2022-11-09 17:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377179225 Cultural Influences sydneysaxon https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377182174 The cultural influences in The Youngest Doll are present in the text with the way the aunt is deemed a strong female influence in the story. The author wrote the youngest doll as a response to "Pandora", a myth she considers anti-female. She made the aunt independent after getting injured to show women could be independent.]]> 2022-11-09 17:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377182174 Objective summary https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377259001 Those who can take advantage of someone or something will do so when it benefits them personally. Shows a woman who exacts revenge on those who try to prevent her from living fully. Through its heroine the story challenges patriarchal hierarchies and suggests that Puerto Rican females must empower themselves.]]> 2022-11-09 17:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377259001 Year published; country of origin katiemartinezespino https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377259988 The year "The youngest Doll" was published in was in 1938. and the country of origin is puerto rico.]]> 2022-11-09 17:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377259988 Overarching Ideas sydneysaxon https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377263838 The overarching ideas of relationships and dealing with troubling emotions are present in the text with the relationship between the aunt and her nieces and the way she deals with her troubling emotions by making dolls for her nieces as a hobby instead of sulking about her lost life.]]> 2022-11-09 17:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377263838 Theme manuelperezcahue https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377263856 The theme of "The Youngest Dolls" is that when people have the opportunity to take advantage of someone they'll do it which can end up ruining lives.]]> 2022-11-09 17:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377263856 Author's background and how it influenced the writing. https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377269130 Ferré is notable for writing
about the role of women in Latin America, where
historically men have held positions of power. Her
family background has also given her firsthand
knowledge of the immense power of the South
American elites. "The Youngest Doll" comes from
Ferré's first book, which is a response to the
Pandora story, a myth she considers anti-female.]]> 2022-11-09 17:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377269130 Characters and character relationships Setting katiemartinezespino https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377289530 The characters are the doctor, the aunt, the niece, and the doctor's son. The relationship between the characters is, the niece is the doctor's patient. and the type of relationship the doctor has with the family is that he likes to scam them and take advantage of them as well as taking their money. ]]> 2022-11-09 18:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377289530 Central Idea Zackdinho https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377290980 “The Youngest Doll” shows a woman who exacts revenge on those who try to prevent her from living fully. Through its heroine the story challenges patriarchal hierarchies and suggests that Puerto Rican females must empower themselves.]]> 2022-11-09 18:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377290980 Topics & ideas Zackdinho https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377294766 Topics: dolls, social classes, hypocrisy, prejudice, selfishness, mistreatment of women, and taking advantage of people. The author believes that those who can take advantage of someone or something will do so when it benefits them personally.]]> 2022-11-09 18:11:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377294766 Zackdinho https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377297947 2022-11-09 18:13:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sydneysaxon/wx6ml7fp87aqicvu/wish/2377297947