Literature
Literature Assignment: Choose one of the works of literature that we have read this semester and write an essay that makes an argument for what you believe to be the theme of that work. In other words, you want your essay to argue about your interpretation of the text and what that particular text communicates to the reader. You may wish to consider what the text communicates about issues of gender, race, ethnicity, democracy, art, war, individualism, family values, religion, nature, etc. Your essay should NOT be a summary of the text. *You may wish to compare/contrast two works that share a similar theme. This is fine and you may use any works we′ve read all semester; however, you want to make an argument about what the common theme is and how each of the texts develops that theme. Brainstorming: Consider the following questions to help you get started. What is the larger lesson/moral? What should the reader have gained from reading the text you’ve chosen? How does this theme or mora...