Literature
“Eveline,” deal with struggles, losses and failures. write an essay (2.5 pages) discussing the struggles of the main characters and how they succumb to failure and loss. Is their failure the result of their own wrong doing or is it out of their control? Does the society and culture play a role in their loss, or do they have full control over their destinies? Your essay needs to have at least two citations: minimum one citation from the primary text and one citation from a relevant academic article. A one thing that you shouldn’t do is writing a summary, you should not write a summary.
How would you organize your ideas when writing a literary essay?
• The introduction should be interesting enough to capture the reader’s attention. Introductions begin with a “hook” or “lead-in.” The hook can be a question, a shocking statement, an anecdote, a famous proverb, a saying, a famous quotations. Depending on the subject matter (topic) you should choose the best way to open your introduction.
• After the hook, you should develop your introduction more fully by giving a a synopsis of the story you are discussing; giving a historical background of the story or include some information about the author.
• Body paragraphs should be devoid of vague generalizations, or repetitions. Each body paragraph should be about one and only one aspect of your there is no argument about them. Quotations from the text, dialogues, symbolic elements and similar evidence from the text must be included in the body paragraphs.
• Conclusions sums up your paper.
Your job as a critical analyst is to persuade your reader that your interpretation of the story is right. In other words, interpretation is the same as argument and follows the same rules as in an argument essay: claim, evidence, reasoning, and refutation.