English essay "plot, character, or theme analysis essay"

Plot, Character, or Theme Analysis

Essay Assignment 

Write an essay (3-5 pages) in which you critically analyze a conflict or character of one of the following stories:

 “The Yellow Wallpaper”                   “Two Kinds”                                       

“A Worn path”          “A Visit of Charity”                           

“The Night Waitress” “The Cask Of Amontillado”

Consider the following questions about theme to help you write your essay:

• Decide which story and which theme in that story you will explore and make a full sentence assertion about it.

• Consider all parts of the story and how those parts contribute to the story’s meaning (theme). In order to accomplish this step, you will have to consider how plot, character, setting, point of view, style, and tone contribute to theme.

• Keep in mind that your goals for this essay are to define the ideas and to show its importance in the short story.

• Plan and organize your approach to theme.