ABSTRACT
In the Introduction, we argued that reading 'with gender on the agenda' involves you, the reader, in an active process of imagination and interpretation. We've also alerted you to the need to look beyond a text to consider its context and its relevance to gender issues in society as well as in literature. Let's start by reading and interpreting a literary text which you've already encountered in the 'keywords' to this book: Charlotte Perkins Gilman's poem, 'An Obstacle'.
