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SHORT STORY ESSAY ASSIGNMENT – SUMMARY AND CRITICAL RESPONSE

 

You will select one of the following short stories and write a 3-page essay on it:

Poe’s “Cask”                            Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”

Hemingway’s “Hills”               O’Brien’s “Things”                              or your presentation story

 

It should be at least 5 paragraphs but can be longer. It will consist of:

· an introduction

· a summary (1 paragraph)

· a critical response (at least 2 paragraphs)

· a conclusion

· Works Cited page

 

For the critical response, you will focus on two aspects of the story to analyze. For example, you could write about:

· Symbols

· Characters

· Themes

· Psychological dynamics or elements

· Tone

· Plot

· Writing Style and techniques

· Interpretation – Analyze the story for its gender roles, as a reflection of the author’s life experiences, as a reflection of history at the time, as political commentary,

 

You should cite:

· From the story (at least two quotations)

· Two outside sources – one should be a critic

 

100 pt., must be typed, double-spaced in MLA Format, 12 font, Calibri preferred, 3 pages (not including the works cited page).

 

 

 

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