Pick from the stories we have read so far and use two outside sources (some will be available on the class blog) and write a three page critical essay. Use quotes from the stories and from your two outside sources.
Include a works cited page with all sources and PLEASE look at the example paper under Class Information!
Here is the link to the blog:
https://eng102summerone2021.blogspot.com
Refer to the example MLA paper in class resources for how to set up the paper. MAKE SURE YOU USE CITATIONS FOR QUOTES! This was not required in the short essay!
Pick ONE (not one from each section, one overall of the essay topics below for your paper. USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES!!!
Assimilation:
1) How did “Two Kinds” and The Namesake address the issue of how family plays a role in identity? Think about what the main characters go through. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
2) How do “Two Kinds” and The Namesake address the idea of assimilation? What issues do they each bring up? How do the children differ from their parents? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
Groupthink: (definition of groupthink: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-groupthink-2795213)
3) Three of the most important symbols in “The Lottery” are the lottery itself, the black box and Old Man Warner. Explain how these three symbols have larger meaning within the story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
4) Using ““The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,”can you think if any analogy of the child in the room in our society? If so, who is the child, and who suffers at its expense? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
5) One of the central themes found in “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” “The Lottery” and The Village is groupthink (Look at the class blog for definitions) Use example from these two stories to explain how it played a role in each story, as well as TWO outside sources.
AVOID USING DIRECT QUOTES IN YOUR INTRODUCTION OR CONCLUSION. Sometimes a quote from an outside source is okay if it captures the point of your thesis but avoid quoting primary texts
Two kinds: https://www.amphi.com/cms/lib/AZ01901095/Centricity/Domain/929/Two%20Kinds%20Amy%20Tan.pdf
The namesake: it’s a 2006 film try and see if you can find it online
The lottery: http://web1.nbed.nb.ca/sites/ASD-S/1820/J%20Johnston/The_Lottery_with_questions_Shirley_Jackson.pdf
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas: http://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf
The village: it’s a 2004 film try and see if you can find it online