Write an essay analyzing one of the short stories we have read for class.

Looking closely at what the literary work says and how it says it, and, using the elements of literary analysis, offer your readers a way of understanding the work
that they would find convincing. This essay should be an extension of one of the sketches written in the short fiction unit.
In your analysis, you are encouraged to explore varied and diverse avenues of interpretation. Remember, however, that your analysis must be grounded in the text; you
must support your thesis by quoting selectively from the literary work you are writing about.
Please do the following:• Organize the essay around a question you’re trying to answer about the text and its possible meanings.• Use your question as a guide for reading the text selectively.• As you shape your answer to the question, rely mostly on passages and other information from the primary work as a source of evidence.• Use literary terminology in your analysis.
Purpose: To produce an interesting and detailed analysis of a literary work. Pose an interesting, problematic, or significant question about your chosen work and use
textual evidence to support an analysis. Audience: Although your targeted audience is your instructors and peers, who have read the work you are writing about, you should still provide some context for your
interpretation somewhere in the introduction of your essay. Context includes brief plot summary (no more than two-three sentences).
Research: For essay one you may not use outside sources. Because you need to quote, paraphrase, or summarize, you must have a works cited page which includes the short
story.
Format: MLA Style Documentation (See chapter 5 in LWP or the Purdue OWL:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/)
Length: Your essay must be 900-1200 words (excluding the works cited page) and is a significant revision of one of your analysis sketches written during the short
fiction unit.
Point Value: Essay one is worth 150 point of your total grade.
Due Dates:First draft for in-class peer review due Tuesday, October 3Final draft for grading due Tuesday, October 10
Additional Guidelines for Essay One:• Develop a clear, focused thesis that explicitly indicates your proposed interpretation of the work.• Provide an engaging introductory paragraph(s) that includes the author’s name, and title of the literary work, and the essay’s thesis.• Use substantial textual evidence (quotes from literary work).• Always be sure to “unpack” your quotations. All quotes and passages used as support must be adequately developed and explained. A quote cannot stand alone in
the essay. No “sandwiched quotes.”• Do not use first person (I, we, our, me).  When it comes to a personal interpretation of fiction, you are the authority; however, phrases that begin with “I
believe” and “I think” detract from your authority and familiarity with the text and make your interpretation look like simple personal opinion rather than informed,
supported analysis.• A works cited page must accompany this essay; include a bibliographic citation on the works cited page for the literary work you a