(This is the same assignment as Essay One and Essay Two, but the text and source requirements have changed)
Literary Analysis Essay
This paper crafts a close reading that explains some aspect about a text’s historical, literary, or cultural significance. The texts you may choose from are any short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne or Edgar Allen Poe from the textbook. You may focus on explicating the chosen text’s theme or other literary elements or a form of both. You may refer to other texts, but the focus of the argument should draw evidence from the chosen text to say something, again, about its historical, literary or cultural significance. Truly think about what the text is saying to the reader at a deeper level than just the surface meaning. Some items to possibly analyze in the text are the language used or the relevant theme tied to cultural or historical values of that time period. If you are unsure and have a few ideas you want to run by me, please reach out and we can discuss them.
To assist your argument, you will need to conduct some research. The only outside research required for this essay will be two scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles and a credible website (must have a domain of .org, .edu or ..gov). The journal articles can be found through the CPCC library’s databases. Click here for the link. Since sources will be used, it is imperative that the source material be documented both within the essay and on a Works Cited page in the 8th edition MLA style. Please refer to the handouts over the next few weeks to familiarize yourself with the MLA style.
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Any form of plagiarism on this assignment will result in a “0” for the essay. Be sure to cite and document all outside source material.
No revisions will be allowed. Put your very best effort into the final draft and proofread before submitting the essay!
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