fiction analysis

Write an essay of minimum 1,000 words analyzing a story you read for this course. This essay will be a textual analysis of a short fiction from our readings covered by our discussions. Your essay will make an argument about a text through the analysis of one or more element(s) of fiction pertinent to your understanding of the text. In this essay you will explore the question of whatness and howness about a work of fiction. In other words, you will explore the theme or message of a story “what does a story mean?”-as well as the technique or literary elements “how does the story convey that message?” “But if the meanings were always as clear as they are in parables, who would really need to write a paper analyzing them? Interpretations of fiction would not be interesting if the meanings of the stories were clear to everyone who reads them. Thankfully (or perhaps regrettably, depending on your perspective) the stories we’re asked to interpret in our classes are a good bit more complicated than most parables. They use characters, settings, and actions to illustrate issues that have no easy resolution. They show different sides of a problem, and they can raise new questions. In short, the stories we read in class have meanings that are arguable and complicated, and it’s our job to sort them out.” (UNC-Chapel Hill’s Writing Center). General Expectations • You essay should: • Have a clearly articulated thesis statement that succinctly sums up the essay’s content. The thesis statement should be arguable. his . Be about some crucial element of the text you are reading/interpreting. In other words, you should earnestly feel that what you say is an important aspect of the experience of reading the story, and that it should not go unacknowledged. Remember, your readers will find your thesis argument interesting only if you find it interesting and important to the understanding of the story. ext ut a • Have a logical structure with focused paragraphs that are directly connected to, and elaborate on, the main thesis articulated in the fa introductory paragraph. • Use ample textual evidence in each paragraph to back up each claim who made in the essay. • Make occasional use of relevant literary/critical vocabulary. of • Show evidence of careful editing and proofreading. • Follow MLA formatting, including in-text citation, header/heading, oly, in and work cited list.