Description: This is a 4-5 page paper in which you will discuss the novel A Place for Us. Your paper should be double spaced and use 12 pt. font. Prompt: How does Fatima Farheen Mirza present diverse elements of the American Muslim experience from within a single family and the community in which they live? This is not intended to be a book review. You should critically engage with the themes of the text. You may want to consider how the following are presented in the book: gender roles, language, family, community, and religious and cultural diversity. If you choose to explore another theme, please consult with me. Citations: As a reminder, quotations should not be used to simply fill up space. Citations should be noted with name and page number in parentheses after the quotation, as follows: “Abbas knew when to stop fighting with his parents, and how to guard the secrets that would hurt them” (Mirza 85). Or: Amar sees Abbas as someone who knows “when to stop fighting with his parents” (85). Sources: For this assignment, you need only use the novel to support your analysis. Style & Structure: Do’s and Don’ts a) An essential and required part of this paper is supporting your analysis with examples and direct quotations (including page numbers) from the text. References should appear as intext citation in MLA format, . parentheses with author’s last name and page numbers, for example (Mirza 17). b) Do not use the first-person narrative “I” or “We” form or anecdotal information: • Avoid: “when I read this section, I learned…” • Better: “Mirza’s description of religious practices show us…” • Avoid: “When I read about Layla’s childhood, it reminded me of a book I read…” • Better: “Layla’s upbringing is representative of a complex family dynamic.” c) Do not use outside resources.
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