Choose one of the following prompts and write a developed essay that presents a clearly developed analysis of the prompt you choose. If you dont want to write on any of these prompts, you can choose your own prompt from the text. Either way, try to use some of the postmodern concepts of metafiction connected to The Most Handsome Drowned Man in the World in your analysis, and consider the interpretative strategies we discussed at the beginning of the course to help you develop your essay if you need a specific foundation for your analysis. Also, keep in mind that contemporary world literature is the best category of literature with which to make specific connections to contemporary culture and to reference cultural mythologies. You can certainly explore specific semiotic variants relevant to your analysis – social, political, economic, cultural, gender, religion, historical, etc. Ultimately, you want to create a compelling analysis that will interest the reader, not a book report. Remember that you need a clearly worded thesis statement as the last sentence of yourintroduction. In addition, you need a specific topic sentence for each of your body paragraphs, and each topic sentence should be the first sentence of each body paragraph. You also need plenty of specific examples and illustrations in your body paragraphs to highlight your critical thinking skills.
How does a man get transformed into a god? How do people transform during and after the construction of this god? Who benefits? Who doesn’t? How does society transform in this process? Who benefits? Who doesn’t? Provide specific details. Beyond physical descriptions, WHY do people admire a man and transform him into a god? Are there cultural, political, or economic issues at stake? WHY do people create gods? Does “truth” matter in the construction of a god?
