The lens metaphor: How does Text A give meaning to Text B? What ideas in one text help to clarify ideas in the other text? How does the structure of the text affect its reading and interpretation? Read all the selections and then consider how the reading of one influences your understanding of the other. Some lenses to consider using for this essay: freedom, confinement, family, marriage, identity, struggle, influence of others, generosity, sacrifice, vanity, relationships, outcast from society, poverty, language… and many others. In Essay 3, a student should demonstrate the ability to Create an argument about how one literary text affects the reader′s understanding of the other literary text. Support that argument using direct quotations and appropriate references to the texts. Demonstrate an understanding of the different ways works of literature make arguments.
