Literary Analysis On A raisin in the sun

Directions:

Write a 1,000-1,250 word count paper, which analyzes any of the literature presented over the course of the quarter. The paper should use the secondary readings (from the Norton Anthology or any resource provided to you in Canvas). You cannot write about the same story twice. Literary analysis can take on many different forms; for example, your paper can:

Analyze the use of a literary convention like symbolism, foreshadowing, characterization, or other such technical term and how your chosen text makes meaning or creates an effect through the manner it uses the term your paper wants to focus on. See Chapter 31 “The Literature Essay” in your book (starting on page 1918).

Or your paper can:

Explore a social issue or cultural theme in any work of fiction we have read, showing an awareness of a possible range of interpretations, including a focus on literary terms.

OR you will pick a literary lens (Psychoanalysis, Jungian, Marxism, Gender, feminism, postcolonial, postmodernism Etc–“critical approaches can be found in your textbook starting on appendix A1) to analyze the text. The paper must use relevant critical perspectives and formal literary terms taken form that lens, which means you must read the critical essays in the textbook (and I will provide a resources page of literary lenses that can be used).

Any choice of literary analysis must:

use MLA-style documentation and formatting in your papers. It is the students’ responsibility to take the necessary time to acquire use of this style; I am happy to help you but our Canvas page and the Norton book both provide ample sources on using MLA.

Please choose the most simple option for you.

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