literature paper 2

For this assignment, please write an essay in which you reflect upon the elements of fiction in your chosen short story. Feel free to reference the thoughts, ideas, and research of your classmates (from our discussion) as you craft this second essay. In addition, be sure to look at the many great ideas for writing about fiction interspersed throughout the fiction chapters in our textbook.

It can help to begin analyzing a work of fiction by considering an engaging question. Pick from among the many guiding questions in the textbook, and make notes in response. Your answers to these questions will give direction to your paper, and help you identify how the elements of fiction work together to create an overall theme and a compelling reading experience.

In your essay, be sure to discuss at least three elements of fiction. Create an original title for your short story analysis that describes the uniqueness of your particular piece.

For this assignment you will choose one short story, from the list you read for this week, to analyze. This assignment should be a minimum of 7 – 10 paragraphs or 2-3 double-spaced pages.

Read the following short stories:

Edgar Allen Poe “The Cask of Amontillado” p. 190
° Flannery O’Connor “A Good Man is Hard to Find” p. 224
° Alice Walker “Everyday Use” p.256
° Nathaniel Hawthorne “Young Goodman Brown” p. 320