[ORDER SOLUTION] Analytical essay on a short story or poem

Analytical Essay on either a short story or a poem choose one: Option #1 – Short Story We have recently read several short stories. As mentioned in the “Intro to Literature” video in Week 1, these stories are social critiques which present some kind of message (often several messages). With this in mind, I want you to write analytical essay (50pts) that explores ONE interesting theme, symbol, character or concept that you see in the ONE of the stories we’ve read AND make a significant claim as to its point or message. Option #2 – Poetry Pick ONE poem from the “Poems for Essay 1Preview the document” and write an analytical essay in which you make a significant claim about the poem or an aspect of the poem in the thesis and develop and support that claim in your essay. This essay needs to do more than “explain” the poem or simply walk the reader through the poem. Do not write an essay telling me what the poem is “about.” Realize that this essay is essentially the same as Essay #1, except you are using a poem as the text rather than a short story. For Both Options: What do you mean by “significant claim?” The significance refers to the importance of that symbol, the larger point or the meaning, the reason why the author is addressing this idea, or the message that the author is making about society, the social critique. What exactly do you mean by “an analytical essay?” This is an analytical essay, meaning “the examination of something in detail in order to understand it better or draw conclusions from it.” The ultimate goal of your analysis and your essay is to draw ONE MAIN conclusion from your examination and exploration. What is the author trying to say through this theme, symbol, character or concept? What is the author’s message? This is ultimately what makes your essay “significant” and this significance should be presented in your thesis. Realize that all good literature is a “social critique,” meaning that it presents a comment or a critique on society. The key here is that you are not just talking about the text, you are not just presenting random observations about the text and you are not just telling me that a symbol/theme/character/relationship/etc. exists (which, of course, I probably already know). With this type of essay, you are actually presenting a focused argument about the social critique while using the text as support for your argument. PLEASE do not fall in to the trap of simply writing about what happens in the text and not addressing why what happens to the text is significant in the grand scheme of things. How do I come up with a thesis for this essay? In this assignment, I am asking you to “write analytical essay (50pts) that explores ONE interesting theme, symbol, character or concept that you see in the text, AND makes a significant claim as to its point or message” or “write an analytical essay in which you make a significant claim about the poem or an aspect of the poem in the thesis and develop and support that claim in your essay” Although this is called an analytical essay, it is essentially an argument essay. An argument is essentially a “claim with support.” So you will want to look at a text, think of a significant message being made or concept being addressed, and then present an “argument” about that message or concept. An example for a thesis for this type of essay is: The author (insert author’s name) uses X (this would be the interesting theme, symbol, character, concept, relationship, etc) to show/suggest/argue/etc. (choose your favorite) Y (this would be the comment or social critique). You would then go on to “argue” how the author uses X to show Y and why it is significant (you do not have to write your thesis like this, but this should help you see how this “analytical” essay is essentially an “argument” essay). Do I need to use quotes? Yes. You always need to use quotes from the text. Using outside quotes (quotes from sources other than our text) is HIGHLY encouraged – See Using Outside QuotesPreview the document for help with this What other expectations are there for this essay? DO NOT try to read someone else’s analysis of the text; I am only interested in yours. However, feel free to look up unknown words or references and find information about the author. This is a full essay and should contain a snappy title (“Essay #1,” or “Every Little Hurricane” is NOT a good title), an introductory paragraph that contains a hook, background/context and a strong thesis (thesis/claim/controlling central idea); a series of body paragraphs with topic sentences, quotes, and analysis; and a concluding paragraph. It should be approximately 3 pages typed and double-spaced. To upload, click the “Submit Assignment” button. Then click “Choose File” to upload a file (doc, docx, or pdf) from your computer and then click “Submit Assignment.” Leave a comment if you have to tell me about the assignment. Please DO NOT post your essay in the “comments” section.