3 PAGES (WORKS CITED DOES NOT COUNT), DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN
USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.
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Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.
Gender:
7) The short story “Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid seems to be a list of instructions given from a Mother to her daughter. These instructions are relevant to topics such as household chores, manners, cooking, social conduct, and relationships. Do these “instructions” seem fair? Why is her mother talking to her like this? Think about the fact that we looked at gender this week. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
8) In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” Arnold Friend uses Connie’s preoccupation with her looks to get what he wants from her. What could the author had in mind when she stressed these ideals? what does it say about Connie as a teenage girl?
Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
9) Arnold Friend has been described as a devil type character; explain by using specific examples from the story how this could be true. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.
https://eng102spring2online.blogspot.com/
Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.
Gender:
7) The short story “Girl,” by Jamaica Kincaid seems to be a list of instructions given from a Mother to her daughter. These instructions are relevant to topics such as household chores, manners, cooking, social conduct, and relationships. Do these “instructions” seem fair? Why is her mother talking to her like this? Think about the fact that we looked at gender this week. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
8) In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been” Arnold Friend uses Connie’s preoccupation with her looks to get what he wants from her. What could the author had in mind when she stressed these ideals? what does it say about Connie as a teenage girl?
Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
9) Arnold Friend has been described as a devil type character; explain by using specific examples from the story how this could be true. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
