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FICTION
REVIEW the two stories below and answer the question that follows. A works Cited page, containing at least one critical source, is required as the last page, following the MLA format. Limit 3-4 pages.
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Paper Format: Use Times New Roman, size 12 font, and double space each page, including the final Works Cited page.
STORIES:
– Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Birth-Mark” (385)
– Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” (571)
QUESTION: Write an essay in which you compare these two stories. For each story do the following:
a) Identify the narrator of the story.
b) Discuss the narrator’s use of symbolic language. Give examples and say what it means.
c) Conclude with a paragraph explaining how the narrator’s use of symbolic language shapes the readers’ understanding of the conflict that the central character experiences.
NOTE: Use descriiptions of significant details in the story, including quotations, to support your main points in each paragraph. The paper must not be divided into parts, but should be written as one continuous composition.
