Write an essay in which you examine how Anna Deavere Smith explains and values her role as an artist in the “Introduction” to Twilight in relation to the way Tod Hackett envisions his role as an artist in The Day of the Locust including why he compares himself to Jeremiah.

Write an essay in which you examine how Anna Deavere Smith explains and values her role as an artist in the “Introduction” to Twilight in relation to the way Tod Hackett envisions his role as an artist in The Day of the Locust including why he compares himself to Jeremiah. Write an essay in which you examine how Anna Deavere Smith explains and values her role as an artist in the “Introduction” to Twilight in relation to the way Tod Hackett envisions his role as an artist in The Day of the Locust including why he compares himself to Jeremiah. You are also welcome and encouraged to consider in this essay how Cruz Blancarte envisions his art in “My Ride, Revolution.” The instructions are further attached in the files, please remember to quote from both “Introduction” to Twilight and Tod Hackett in The Day of the Locust. Find 8-10 key quotations from the readings on you select to write about for this paper. Cite and comment on these passages in your essay. You are making an argument or presenting a case (something like a lawyer before a judge and jury) and the quotes from the text are your evidence. Build the case around this evidence. Every paragraph after the introduction should include such evidence. Whatever specific topic or set of texts you choose to write about, the paper should try to comment upon or address somehow a primary concern in this course: The role (and/or responsibility) of the artist in Los Angeles (in particular) and in society (in general) You can address this topic in at least one or two ways: (1) Look for statements in the readings or viewing (including postings on Blackboard and in YouTube clips) by authors in this course addressing this topic in their own voice or through the artist figures in their stories. Consider, for instance, Smith’s Introduction to “Twilight,” Mosley’s essays “Realizations of the Writer” and “Working on the Chain Gang,” Schulberg’s essay “The Writer in Hollywood” and his preface and afterword to WhatMakes Sammy Run?, an excerpt of a letter written by Nathanael West posted on Blackboard, speeches on YouTube given by Luis Rodriguez, and interviews (posted on Blackboard) and an address (posted on YouTube). (2) You can also address the topic by looking closely at “artist figures” in the works of fiction by these writers: –Al Manheim, Sammy Glick, Sidney Fineman –Tod Hackett in The Day of the Locust –Cruz Blancarte in “My Ride, My Revolution” –You can also bring use in this paper the debate in “Sullivan’s Travels” about the artistc purposes of film Essay Writing Check List 1. Interesting, creative, provocative, suggestive title 2. Engaging opening sentence 3. Complex thesis, a thesis with some drama to it (dramatize or democratize inquiry!). 4. Devote each paragraph to the development of one main idea 5. Support main idea of paragraph with significant evidence and concrete details 6. A conclusion that says something more than opening paragraph 7. Sentences that use words such as but, although, however, yet (words that indicate nuance, qualification) 8. Strong verbs (rather than dependence on to be verbs) 9. Sentences that use punctuation besides period and comma (e.g,, semicolon, colon, parentheses, dashes) 10. Compose essays with an original metaphor or two or three 11. Proofread, spell and grammar check. 12. Read paper aloud to check for smoothness, style 13. Staple paper and include TA name on front page