Write a literary analysis that addresses a few specific themes in Leslie Blanco’s, “A Ravishing Sun.”
Analysis is the work of breaking down, interpreting, and commenting upon the text, of saying what can be inferred such that it is evidence for a thesis. Analysis is what you do with data when you go beyond observing or summarizing it: you show how its parts contribute to a whole or how causes contribute to an effect; you draw out the significance or implication or assumption not apparent to a superficial view. For evidence, use quotes, paraphrases, and at least one critical essay to support your thinking.
In addition, you will need to use at least one critical essay that you find in the Hunter Library Database to speak to the theme/s you plan to write about in your paper to inform your analysis. The critical work that you choose need not be a direct analysis of Blanco’s story, but could in some way connect to the themes/ideas, cultural context that you intend to write about. (Good databases to look for sources are JStor, Project Muse, and Ebsco.) Be sure to cite all of your sources using MLA citation style. All papers should be typed, double-spaced using 12-point font.
