ENGL 102 Homework 5

In "Résumé," Dorothy Parker subverts the idea of what a résumé is--accomplishments and experiences--with an ironic tone, silly images of suicide, and witty rhymes to point out the banality of life for those who remain too disengaged from it.  

Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” is an excellent example of a literary work because it demonstrates the hypocrisy of the Grandmother’s religious and moral position through its approach to characterization, plot, and theme.

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[Author]’s [“Title of Short Story”], is a literary work worth reading because it offers readers a better understanding of [main concept you identify] through [literary element 1], [literary element 2], and [literary element 3].

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In James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room,” readers see how profoundly complex trauma and its impact can be on an individual through the story’s characterization, setting, and theme.

subversion in the story shows the banality of a life that is merely a list of accomplishments through

ironic tone

silly images

witty rhymes

the story is worth analyzing because it shows the hypocrisy that lies beneath self-righteousness through

characterization

plot

theme

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