Sweet Cicely!!!

I'm actually really excited for the rest of the class to read Sweet Cicely, because I found the book rather entertaining. The characters Marietta Holley created are all colorful and each have their own story to tell. I feel that this and her simple way of portraying the lives and Samantha and her Josiah may have been a reason why she is often referred to as the female counterpart to Mark Twain (Templin, Charlotte). This leads me to my research proposal which is to investigate the relationship between Holley and other humorists during her time. I especially want to delve into whether there is a difference between male and female humorists. Is there a reason why Mark Twain is so well known and not Marietta Holley? The most obvious difference between the 2 writers in their gender, which is a central issue to Holley's novel Sweet Cicely. As much as I enjoyed reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain in middle school, I also enjoyed Sweet Cicely. Twain's use of satire for humor is also seen in Holley's writings. Most of my research is going to come from previous articles written by other people who have done similar research so if anyone has any suggestions, just blog it!