Audience: Someone who has read the stories
Young Goodman Brown”
” Everyday Use”
” The Yellow Wallpaper”
” A Rose for Emily”
” Metamorphosis”
“Story of an Hour”
Length: Minimum of 1,000 words (3-5 pages, not counting
works cited)
Sources: 3 primary sources and 1 secondary source
A Reading of Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” on JSTOR
Quotes: 6 short quotes and 1 paraphrase at a minimum, and each
source should be quoted at least 1 time.
You will demonstrate how three
stories address one common feature of “perception vs.
reality” The development emphasis is exemplification (including
descriptions with details) to argue your interpretation of the literature. This
exercise also
utilizes definition and comparison/contrast arrangement
strategies.
In your introduction, you will state the theme (dealing with
“perception vs. reality”).
In the next paragraph, you will summarize how the three
stories that you selected reflect this particular aspect of “perception vs.
reality.” In particular, you will focus on how the stories feature
characters who are confused, discriminated against, mentally unstable,
misled, whether in dreams or reality; you can also look at how the characters
see themselves in relation to self or society.
In the common ground section, you will summarize a
source from a database that defines the particular aspect of
perception that you are targeting. For example, if you claim the stories show
how characters seek to deceive society or themselves, provide a source(s) that
defines how people are misled or mislead others in 2023 (natural supplements,
dating sites, identity theft, Facebook persona, money scam, body image,
etc.). You could address a specific quality, such as God, nature, society,
self, or whatever you decide.
You must offer representative examples from each story to
demonstrate how that piece of literature conveys the aspect of perception vs.
reality that you claim. Remember that
an example is essentially a collection of descriptions pertaining
to a point, usually a topic sentence. You are basically persuading your
audience, someone who has read the stories, to agree with your thesis
(that the stories illustrate the aspect of perception).
In the section before your conclusion, you will refute
counterarguments to your interpretation.
In your conclusion, you will reaffirm your overall
interpretation.
The works cited will contain the stories and the article (not
online but from databases) you summarize in your common ground paragraph.
Introduction
Definition
Common Ground with source
Story Example/Perception vs. Reality Aspect
Story Example/Perception vs. Reality Aspect
Story Example/Perception vs. Reality Aspect
You must choose the comparison/contrast pattern:
point by point in each story
or
story by story with all 3 points
Refutation
Conclusion
Works Cited