Assignment For this paper, choose another story and consider the following question: What does this story have to teach us about empathy for others? In responding to this question, your focus will be on the themes that arise from your close readings of the story. You will develop an argument on what the story teaches us about empathy and how it is conveyed. Alternatively, you may choose to argue that the story does not teach us about empathy. In either case, you will use elements from the story to support your argument. In addition, you will use evidence from at least one of the following articles to support your argument: Schmidt, Megan. “How Reading Fiction Increases Empathy and Encourages Understanding.” Discover Magazine. discovermagazine.com. 28 Aug. 2020. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-reading-fiction-increases-empathy-and-encourages-understanding Castano, Emanuele and David Kidd. “Reading Literary Fiction Improves Theory of Mind.” Science. https://www.sciencemag.org. 18 Oct. 2013; 342 (6156): Coleman, John. “The Benefits of Poetry for Professionals.” Harvard Business Review, 2012. Thorpe, . “Why Reading Poetry Is Good For Your Brain.” Bustle, 20 Apr. 2017. The essay will be structured as follows: Introduction: Create a context for the thesis by explaining the BBC article (two to three sentences). (Cite in the text.) Provide a brief overview of the story (2 to 3 sentences) State the thesis: [Story X] helps us to understand [theme/issue Y] by promoting empathy through [warrant 1], [warrant 2], and [warrant 3] Body paragraph #1: Warrant 1 Supporting evidence from story Analysis: How does the story help us understand the concern? Body paragraph #2: Warrant 2 Supporting evidence from story Analysis: How does the story help us understand the issue? Body paragraph #3: Warrant 3 Supporting evidence from story Analysis: How does the story help us understand the issue? Conclusion Return to the thesis Reflect on the connection between the article and the story. What have we learned from your analysis? Does fiction really promote empathy? ints:?Remember that your reader has read the story and is familiar with it; extensive summary is not useful. Rather, explain and analyze how “meaning” is derived from the story by the author’s implementation of literary elements. Note that the focus should be on the story, not the author, so repeated references to the author are unnecessary.?? Summary vs. Analysis:?Be aware that a paper analyzing a piece of literature is not a plot summary.? Summary should provide only brief details necessary to identify parts of the story required to develop the paper.?? Length and Format:? Five-paragraph literary analysis paper?? 1000–1200?words for the paper (approximately?3–4 pages, double-spaced)?? (THE Story I chose is “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell and the theme I went with was Subjugation of women.)
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