Fiction Essay
1-page thesis statement and outline
750-word (3pages) essay that compares and contrasts 2 stories from the Fiction Unit. Due 9/18/2017 (APA)
A persuasive analysis of a literary work
Must include a title page (see the General Writing Requirements), a thesis/outline page, and the essay itself,followed by a works cited/references/bibliography page of any primary and/or secondary texts cited in the essay.
*Choose 2 of the following short stories to compare and contrast in your essay:
· “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson,
· “The Destructors” by Graham Greene,
· “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence,
· “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne,
· “The Child by Tiger” by Thomas Wolfe, or
· “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell.
*Also, make at least 1 of these elements of fiction the focus of your essay:
· Conflict/Plot/Structure,
· Characterization,
· Setting,
· Theme/Authors’ Purposes,
· Point of View, and/or
· Tone/Style/Irony/Symbol/Imagery.
