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Essay #1: Short Story
Analysis
LIT201-01, Bunker
Hill Community College
Professor Waite
Due Dates:
Outline – 10/1
Rough Draft – 10/3
Peer Review Letter – 10/10
Final Draft – 10/15
**Note: Please return all of the above (outline, rough
draft, and peer review) in with your final draft.**
Assignment Description: Choose a prompt from the list on the
reverse side of this page and respond in a 750 to 1,250 words.
You must include:
A thesis statement that follows the format of
the handouts you were given in class.
o
The thesis must have: a hypothesis, reasoning,
evidence, and a restatement of the prompt
Support for your thesis taken directly from the
text.
o
Include at LEAST THREE quotations from the story
or stories.
o
Include at LEAST TWO paraphrases or summaries
from the story or stories.
A conclusion that summarizes your thesis and
leaves the reader with an additional “so what?” observation.
You should also consider:
The specifications on the rubric that
accompanies this handout.
Your audience and purpose.
The editing checklist sheet that accompanies
this handout.
Approved Essay
Topics –
You may choose
from these stories or you may choose other stories in the Charters book (Literature and Its Writers) Note: DO NOT USE A STORY/STORIES FROM YOUR
BOOKSHELF TITLE.
Aimee Bender’s
“The Rememberer”
William
Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
Junot Diaz’s
“How to Date a Browngirl….”
Gabriel Garcia
Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
*Shirley
Jackson’s “The Lottery”
Charlotte
Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”
Lorrie Moore ‘s
“How to Become a Writer”
Franz Kafka’s
“Metamorphosis”
Joyce Carol
Oates’ “Where Are You Going …”
Edward P.
Jones’ “Bad Neighbors”
*Flannery O’Connor’s
“Good Country People”
Brad Watson’s
“Seeing Eye”
Caitlin
Horrocks’ “Zolaria”
Option 1:
Choose two of the stories above and compare and contrast the effect produced by
irony. Which makes better use of irony in conveying the overall theme?
Option 2:
Choose a story marked with an asterisk. Watch the approved short film based on
that story. What are the differences in the plot, characterization, and
complexities between the two? Which is more effective in conveying the theme?
Option 3:
Choose a story in which symbolism plays a key role in establishing theme and
effect. Conduct an in-depth analysis of the major symbols and what they mean.
Option 4:
Choose two stories that present varying ideas about relationships. How are the
characters used to establish the writer’s ideas about relationships? Which is
more effective and why?
Option 5:
Choose a story in which the ending does not conform to Poe’s theory about story
endings (i.e. the idea that endings should be both shocking and inevitable).
Why does this ending work?
Option 6:
Choose another topic that interests you in one of the stories and analyze and
element of your choice to form an interpretation.
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