In an essay complete with a thesis and supported by examples and direct quotes from the short story, please respond to one of the following prompts in a minimum of two full pages, double-spaced
These prompts are meant to inspire you. You are not required to answer every single question within the prompt in your essay. Choose a short story and a prompt from the lists below.
3. Choose one of the shortstories or excerpts from the fiction sectionand write an analysis of a key character. Describe two to threekey actions of the character, or how the character responds to events. What do the actions reveal about the character? Do the character’s actions fit together, or do they contradict each other? If they contradict, what does that contradiction say about the character’s emotional and mental capacity? Analyze the character’s psychological background. Why does the character act in the way he/she does? How does the author’s characterization in the textreflect this psychological background?
To pass this assignment, you need an introduction, a focused thesis, and aconclusion, on top of the body paragraphs developed around specific examples. You must quote from thestory, following MILA style and use proper citations.
No outside sources should be used. You should have a Work Cited page with a citation for the story (see citations below).
Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Black Cat.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, Shorter 14th edition, edited by Kelly J. Mays, W. W.
Norton & Company, 2022, pp. 181-188
These prompts are meant to inspire you. You are not required to answer every single question within the prompt in your essay. Choose a short story and a prompt from the lists below.
3. Choose one of the shortstories or excerpts from the fiction sectionand write an analysis of a key character. Describe two to threekey actions of the character, or how the character responds to events. What do the actions reveal about the character? Do the character’s actions fit together, or do they contradict each other? If they contradict, what does that contradiction say about the character’s emotional and mental capacity? Analyze the character’s psychological background. Why does the character act in the way he/she does? How does the author’s characterization in the textreflect this psychological background?
To pass this assignment, you need an introduction, a focused thesis, and aconclusion, on top of the body paragraphs developed around specific examples. You must quote from thestory, following MILA style and use proper citations.
No outside sources should be used. You should have a Work Cited page with a citation for the story (see citations below).
Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Black Cat.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, Shorter 14th edition, edited by Kelly J. Mays, W. W.
Norton & Company, 2022, pp. 181-188
