Monday, January 18, 2010

Essay #4: Due Tuesday, January 19, 2010



Essay #4: Due Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Mythological Criticism / Setting


Paper Guidelines
*8.5x11-inch paper
*1-inch margins
*typed, double-spaced, Cambria 12 font
*minimum three (3) pages; maximum four (4) pages
*minimum of three (3) primary sources, cited in MLA format; attach the list to your essay on a separate piece of paper
Left-hand corner of paper, single spaced:
FIRST AND LAST NAME
January 19, 2010
Professor Melinda Roberts
Short Story: Wintersession 2010
Centered Title (all caps and bolded):
ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLISM: UNIVERSAL RESPONSES TO TIME AND PLACE
  • IMPORTANT REMINDER: Papers that do not meet the guidelines will not be accepted and will be given a score of zero (0).
  • IMPORTANT REMINDER: Papers are due at the start of class, i.e., at 9:30 A.M., on January 19, 2010.  Late papers will not be accepted and will be given a score of zero (0).
Essay Topic:
Use the Mythological Criticism on pages 693-696 of our text and the handouts you received in class.  Choose a story from the list below. Identify, analyze and discuss the archetypal symbols/situations in the work.  How are the archetype(s) and setting interrelated?  Is setting central to the reader's understanding of the archetype(s)?  Come up with a thesis sentence, and back up your argument with specific observations about the text. Incorporate at least five quotations, and document them, as explained in the writing chapters at the end of the book.
  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
  • A Good Man is Hard to Find
  • A Worn Path
  • The Birthmark
  • The Story of an Hour
  • Her Letters
  • The Rocking-Horse Winner
  • Young Goodman Brown
  • IMPORTANT NOTE: Be sure to incorporate all parts of the essay topic into the essay to receive full points.
  • This essay has a value of 75 points.

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