Fiction Interpretation Essay
In class readings, we explore the idea of theme – the central idea or
meaning of the text – and we analyze short stories in terms of theme.
For this paper, you may choose one of the short stories, "Everyday Use,"
"Araby," "Paul's Case," "The Rocking-Horse Winner," "A Good Man Is Hard
to Find" or "Good Country People," identifying and analyzing the theme
in the chosen text. Make sure that your paper has a controlling idea and
a clear, specific thesis statement. Do not retell the story. Any
discussion of plot or character should relate to your discussion of the
theme. The paper must be unified, organized, coherent, well-developed,
and grammatically and mechanically correct. Remember to always support
your argument with proof from the text itself. This paper should be
double-spaced, and the final draft should be 750-1,000 words long. You
are expected to use quotations from the text and to provide proper MLA
documentation, including a Works Cited page. (Remember that sample
analysis essays are included in the introductory section of the
literature textbook, in case you would like an example of what you are
being asked to do.)RESEARCHED AND SOLVED BY OUR WRITING TEAM
