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1010 Essay

Short Story Analysis/ Comparison

Stories include:

1. “The Story of an Hour”-Chopin

2. “The Lottery”-Jackson

3. “Bluebeard”-Perrault

4. “A Rose for Emily”-Faulkner

*You must use and cite at least 4 outside sources (you don’t have to include story

Analysis of story(s)

Film versions

Other versions of story (compare)

*Length- 4-6 pgs+ works cited page

Choose from the following

*You will use the “Elements” handout/ questions in one way or another no matter what topic

you choose

 Compare the advantages of limited and omniscient narrators, using all the stories.

Compare the pros and cons of each method: why did the author choose this angle or

central consciousness (the narrator in a story or novel; the speaker in a poem); how does

it filter the narrative or poem and control the reader's response? How would literary work

change if told from a different P.O.V. (don't just simply say that it would); what is the

total effect on the story and on the reader?

 Compare and Contrast the use of setting or characters or pov or theme in all four stories.

 Analyze any one of the stories by breaking it into and analyzing all of its elements.

 Compare and contrast all four protagonists.

 Compare the theme of Tradition in all four stories: what is the universal truth about man that the author conveys, and how does he or she express it? What characters, symbols, or

other devices lead to this theme? What is the author's purpose in presenting this theme?

 Compare and contrast the use of irony in all four stories

In final folder:

a. Outline

b. Rough Drafts/ Peer

c. Final Draft