Each paper should be 4-6 pages in length, double spaced. They should answer the specific question that I have asked for each. Each paper needs to contain the following elements:
–A title. A good title indicates the tone and focus of your essay.
–Introductory paragraph(s). This paragraph (or the first two paragraphs, depending how you as a writer organize your ideas), introduces the topic in general, the title of the literary work you are discussing and the author’s name, and should contain a thesis statement indicating your main idea for the paper.
–Thesis statement. This sentence absolutely needs to be a statement, not a question. You are telling the reader, within this statement, what specific idea you are going to focus upon within the rest of your essay.
–Clear supporting paragraphs. These paragraphs are the “meat” of your essay, and should contain topic sentences (the main idea of each paragraph), and examples from the readings (or other sources, such as other essays) supporting your ideas. All direct quotations and paraphrases need to be written using the MLA format for literary analysis papers.
–Concluding paragraph. This paragraph is a restatement (not a repetition) of your introductory paragraph. It should summarize your main points, restate your thesis in a different way, and leave the reader wanting more and thinking about the ideas you have established throughout your paper.
You may also need to do outside research (use outside sources), and if you do use outside sources, you will need to use the MLA format in listing all of your sources. The outside sources can be from books, magazines, professional journals, films, documentaries, the Internet, etc. You will also need to prepare a Works Cited page if you use outside sources.
Choose 1 Question.
1) Compare the use of irony in any two of the following stories:
a. Wolff, “Hunters in the Snow.”
b. Munro, “How I Met My Husband.”
c. Walker, “Everyday Use.”
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2) Compare/contrast the use of third-person point of view in any two of the following stories. Does the author use objective, omniscient, or limited? Why is the particular point of view appropriate to each story? Focus on scenes in which the chosen point of view is especially effective.
a. Wolff, “Hunters in the Snow,”
b. Garcia Marquez, “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings,”
c. O’Connor, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find.”