I do believe that my favorite week would have to be week five, Romanticism. I chose to annotate Kentucky Belle by Constance Fenimore Woolson and it has to have been hands down, my favorite. I enjoyed the simplicity of the story, yet the ability for you to understand the feelings that the woman had for the people, and things around her. For example, you know that she love her child, when she made sure it was inside when Morgan was coming. You also understand her love for her horse, Kentuck, that her father gave her, because she also took the time to hide her. This woman also has a compassion for people, and you can tell this because she saved a young man that was part of Morgan's raiders.
I can honestly say that I also enjoyed Naturalism, because of the comparing nature to humanity, or to certain characteristics of people. I find that appealing because there are certain aspects of nature, say the weather for example, that can sort of be found in the way that some people act. Its easy to identify with the calm eye of the storm, when you are comparing it to someones mood, rather then taking a whole long paragraph with so many adjectives that you cannot keep track.
I would have to say that the puritan era was my least favorite. I would be happy to not read it again. I felt as though it was preposterous, and most occurrences could have an alternate reason, other then evil witchcraft, such as disease, paranoia, etc.
Although I did have two favorites (Romanticism and Naturalism) I would have to say that the simplicity, the ability to convey a message and the artistic way of writing, of Romanticism, definitely came out in front of the other eras we have covered.
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