Choose one of the 7 prompts (attached document) to be the basis of your essay. Do not attempt to cover more than one! This document is available as a Word document and as a .
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- For this essay, submit an MLA-formatted Word document (do not copy and paste). You will submit your assignment below.
- In 4 full pages of text. This means your essay should hit (or come reasonably close) the last line on page 4.
- Your first paragraph should include (a) the name of the story and author, (b) a one or two sentence summary of the story and (c) your thesis statement or main point about the symbols used in the story.
- Your essay should be written in academic style (no first or second person, academic language, use of MLA formatting) AND include examples or quotes from the story.
Warnings:
- Do not consult any source other than the story for this assignment.
- plagiarism free.
Respondto one of the following prompts in a 4 page fiction response essay. Your essay should be in MLA format, make use of support from the story or stories chosen (using quotation, summary and/or paraphrase) and should include citations in-text and on a Works Cited page.
Remember to avoid summarizing a story – instead, focus on answering the question(s) and explaining why the quotes and passages you’ve chosen are significant. You do not need to consult research or outside sources for this paper.
Your essay must be written over one of the stories that we have read as a class this semester.
1. Consider the stories we have read as a class that feature young narrators or protagonists. Compare how two young adults respond to the challenges and opportunities presented to them in the story. In what ways are their lessons intended for the audience as well?
2. Choose a story we have read as a class with a first person narrator. How does the narrator’s bias, personality, and reliability affect the story? Are readers given false or biased impressions of other characters? How does this impact the meaning of the overall story?
3. Compare two stories we have read as a class that focus on the same idea or central topic. How do they use literary devices to create their themes? In what ways do they differ significantly? How do they each arrive at the same point in the end?
4. Write an essay examining the variances between two authors we have read in this class who have distinctly different styles (for instance, Faulkner and Hemingway). How do each use literary devices? To what effect? How do each craft a clear narrative in such different ways? What are the primary stylistic differences? How do those differences impact the tone and theme?
5. Write an essay examining how a story of your choosing from the ones we have read in this class makes a statement about a social issue (class, race, gender, ageism, cultural identity). What claim does the story seem to be making? How does it use literary devices to illustrate its point? What characters seem to be speaking on behalf of the theme?
6. Select two stories we have read this semester and show how, although their plots differ, they explore a similar theme. How do they arrive at the same point? How do they employ literary devices? Use specific lines and passages from both stories to support your claims.
7. Compare and contrast the themes regarding familial relationships in two stories you were assigned this semester. What statement does each story make about family bonds? How does each story use literary devices to illustrate its theme?
