In “Good Times,” the main character, Rashid, can be described as an impetuous man whose good intentions usually lead to disastrous results. Write an essay that analyzes the ways in which Rashid’s good intentions lead to bad results

Bowie State University Department of English and Modern Languages

English 101 Fall 2016

ESSAY #3—LITERARY ANALYSIS

Authors who write literary analyses closely examine literary texts to understand and interpret a writer’s meaning, messages, and techniques. The literary analysis is considered a form of argument, in which the authors form interpretations by extensively breaking down a text. By analyzing the text, authors grasp an understanding of what a text says, how it works and what it means.

Genre/Medium: Textual Analysis/Typed essay

Purpose: The writer of a literary analysis describes the content, structure, and functions of the messages and meaning contained in the text.

Format: Your five-paragraph essay must contain a concrete closed thesis statement at the end of the first paragraph and follow the MLA guidelines. You must use the text Insurrections by Rion Scott in addition to one outside source to support your analysis.

Audience: This essay will target a scholarly audience. Therefore, your language and style should meet the intellectual needs of individuals who read on a collegiate level. Are you writing to an audience that consists of classmates and the professor who have experienced similar obstacles in life towards becoming literate scholars? As you think about your audience, write to pique the interest of your audience by considering what your readers already know and what they need to know.

Stance: What attitude will you convey through your analysis? How can you see your subject through interested, curious eyes – and then step back in order to see what your observations might mean?

Topics: Write a five-paragraph essay on one of the topics below.

(A.) In “Good Times,” the main character, Rashid, can be described as an impetuous man whose good intentions usually lead to disastrous results.

Write an essay that analyzes the ways in which Rashid’s good intentions lead to bad results. Support your analysis with key examples from the text and one other outside source.