77 pages • 2 hours read
Stephanie LandA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Throughout Maid, the reader sees Land expressing herself through writing, mostly with journaling and blogging. In what ways does writing serve as an important outlet for Land? As you consider this question, reflect upon the following:
Teaching Suggestion: Through Land’s journaling and blogging, she has a space to give voice to her experiences. In her work as a maid, she is often rendered invisible; in her romantic relationships, her voice is often suppressed under a threat of violence. In her writing, however, she finds her voice. For example, one key moment in which Land uses writing to cope reflects her troubled relationship with Travis. Land’s concept of “still lives” are small moments between her and her daughter that she captures on her blog; the “still lives” help her to cherish these moments, even though the stress of poverty weighs on her. John Steinbeck is a source of inspiration for Land; he inspires her to move beyond the stagnancy of her everyday life.
By Stephanie Land
Books that Feature the Theme of...
View Collection
Class
View Collection
Class
View Collection
Common Reads: Freshman Year Reading
View Collection
Contemporary Books on Social Justice
View Collection
Inspiring Biographies
View Collection
Memoir
View Collection
Mothers
View Collection
Poverty & Homelessness
View Collection
Sociology
View Collection