examine the importance of the body as it relates to Danticats The Farming of Bones and In the Time of the Butteflies, or youmight think about the role of the Indigenous nation in relation to the family unit in Future Home of the Living God and The Marrow Thieves.

Texts (Choose two):
Borderlands/La Frontera-Gloria Anzaldua

Students will be asked to create an original argument about the importance ,function, and relationship of a key topic/theme in two of the course texts.These essays will be between 5-7 pages long, and will engage in critical inquiry supported by textual evidence. For instance, you might discuss the the mestiza consciousness as it inhabits Anzalduas writing style relating to issues of borders in other texts, you might examine the importance of the body as it relates to Danticats The Farming of Bones and In the Time of the Butteflies, or youmight think about the role of the Indigenous nation in relation to the family unit in Future Home of the Living God and The Marrow Thieves. Im more than happy to help you flesh out a topic of interest! A student may not write about the same text twice