Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story
1. Use the following chapters: To successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters from the text, Journey into Literature:
o Chapter 3: Introduction to the Short Story
o Chapter 4: The Short Story: Plot, Point of View, and Tone
o Chapter 5: The Short Story: Setting and Character
o Chapter 6: The Short Story: Theme, Symbolism, Allegory, and Motif
o Chapter 7: Exploring Literary Concepts in Short Stories
1. In two double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference page), demonstrate your understanding of literary themes, using a short story from the readings in week one or two:
Describe what the theme of the short story is, using Chapter 6 of the text as a reference.
Identify at least two of the literary elements in the short story that contribute to the theme (e.g., plot, point of view, tone, setting, character, symbolism, etc.), providing an example of each element.
Explain how the selected literary elements affect the narrative theme
Your paper should be organized around a thesis statement that focuses on how the literary elements contribute to the larger narrative theme. All sources must be properly cited. The paper must include a separate title and reference page, and be formatted to APA (6th edition) style.
The paper must be two pages in length. You must use at least two scholarly resources (at least one of which can be found in the Ashford Online Library) other than the textbook to support your claims and subclaims. Cite your resources in text and on the reference page.