What do the gender differences between the stories reveal about the purpose of the defining characteristics of local color?

Define the function of one characteristic in local-color realism by contrasting one work by a woman (Freeman, Jewett, Chopin, etc) to one by a man (either Twain or Harte). What do the gender differences between the stories reveal about the purpose of the defining characteristics of local color?

Here is your thesis (opening sentence): The function of __________ in local-color realism is ______________ because

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (500 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No “I” or “we”). MAKE SURE YOU RESPOND TO MY COMMENTS AFTER POSTS ARE DUE.