You might note some similarities between the song and the short story and/or place yourself in Oates’ position when she wrote the story. Dylan released his song in 1965, and Oates published her story in 1966– you might want to consider the time period for context as you consider what to write for your reflection. Why do you think Oates was greatly impacted by Dylan’s song to compose a short story? Do the song and the story share any common themes or messages? These questions might help you as you consider why Oates dedicated her story to Dylan, but you don’t have to necessarily answer them in your reflection.
Please use specific examples from both the song and the story (remember to place quoted passages in quotation marks). I am not going to require a Works Cited for this reflection; just make sure you introduce both Oates and her story and Dylan and his song in your introduction and use their last names either in signal phrases leading into quoted passages or in parenthesis following the passages. You may use the first-person, but challenge yourself to write only in the third-person (NO second-person “you” or “your”). This reflection should be roughly two pages double-spaced, but you can certainly write more if it suits your purpose.
