3 pages, double spaced, MLA format. The essay is a formal analysis of a work of fiction
Present, develop, and support a claim about When the Emperor was Divine, focusing on one of the following elements of narrative: plot, character, setting, symbolism, or figurative language. The claim should be one that other readers of the novel might disagree with or one that would not occur to superficial readers of the story. Textual support in the form of reference to specific details of the text, including quotations, should be pervasive in the essay.