issue of theme (identify a theme and discuss its meaning within the context of the work)
1) Type your paper in MLA format: 12-point font, double spaced, with the proper information in the top left corner of the first page (your name, my name, course number, and date) and your last name and page number in the top right corner of every page. Refer to page 146 in your textbook to see how your paper should be formatted (note the works cited entry on page 149), but keep in mind that the sample papers in your textbook are not double-spaced, and yours should be.
2) Each body paragraph must have at least two direct quotes from the work, cited with author’s last name and page number.
3) At the end of your paper, include a Works Cited entry for the story.
Points to Remember
1) Above all, do the “So what?” test on your thesis statement before you begin writing. Write the antithesis of your thesis to check that you have a strong argument.
2) Use your own order of references. Doing so will help you avoid plot summary. Don’t retell the story-use only passages that
