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In the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump,” starring Tom Hanks, there’s a point where Lieutenant Dan comes to terms with life Watch the following scene from the movie What does the writer of the movie use for effect in this scene? What is the feeling the writer is trying to
Forest Gump
Quiz – Brave New World
LITERARY ANALYSIS II
Catherine (Kate) O'Flaherty was born in St. Louis on February 8, 1850, the second child of Thomas O'Flaherty of County Galway, Ireland, and Eliza Faris of St. Louis. From 1855 to 1868 Kate attended the St. Louis Academy of the Sacred Heart, with one year at the Academy of the Visitation. In 1855, her father died in a railroad accident, and in
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin wrote two Kate Chopinnovels and about a hundred
short stories in the 1890s. Most of her fiction is set in Louisiana and most of her best-known work focuses on the lives of sensitive, intelligent women. Her short stories were well received in her own time and were published by some of America's most prestigious magazines— Vogue, the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Young People,
“THE STORY OF AN HOUR”
Questions 2. What is Mrs. Mallard’s conflict? Explain the opposing elements of her conflict as precisely as you can. 6. The author James Joyce has described a character’s moment of insight or intuition as an “epiphany.” What is Mrs. Mallard’s epiphany? 7. Are we to agree with the doctor’s explanation for Mrs. Mallard’s death?
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Possible Essay Topics 1. What events in Kate Chopin’s life might have caused her to write this story? 2. What historical events regarding the “role of women in society” were happening at the time that may have influenced Chopin in writing the story? 3. What symbolism does Chopin employ in her story?
Possible Essay Topics 4. Compare and contrast Chopin’s story with another similar story you have read, a movie you’ve seen, or even a song you’ve heard. 5. What elements from Chopin’s growing up in St. Louis and Louisiana are evident in her story? 6. How does Chopin’s description of a woman’s role in the story differ from a
Possible Essay Topics
In the story, the protagonist has an odd reaction to death. How should one react to death? Use Chopin’s story and a secondary source to develop you essay. What literary devices does Chopin use in her story (foreshadowing, oxymoron, archaisms, bathos anticlimax, irony, paradox, simile,metaphor,etc.)? Show
How Do I Find Secondary Sources?
MLA International Bibliography Dictionary of Literary Biography Discipline-specific sources Example: America: History and Life for American literature
Other search engines A bibliography that is part of your text Ask your instructor
Literary Analysis Essay
1 to 2 pages Double spaced, 11 point, Arial font Use one secondary source Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Page using the MLA format Due April 14, 15
In the 1994 movie “Forrest Gump,” starring Tom Hanks, there’s a point where Lieutenant Dan comes to terms with life Watch the following scene from the movie What does the writer of the movie use for effect in this scene? What is the feeling the writer is trying to
Forest Gump
Quiz – Brave New World
LITERARY ANALYSIS II
Catherine (Kate) O'Flaherty was born in St. Louis on February 8, 1850, the second child of Thomas O'Flaherty of County Galway, Ireland, and Eliza Faris of St. Louis. From 1855 to 1868 Kate attended the St. Louis Academy of the Sacred Heart, with one year at the Academy of the Visitation. In 1855, her father died in a railroad accident, and in
Kate Chopin
Kate Chopin wrote two Kate Chopinnovels and about a hundred
short stories in the 1890s. Most of her fiction is set in Louisiana and most of her best-known work focuses on the lives of sensitive, intelligent women. Her short stories were well received in her own time and were published by some of America's most prestigious magazines— Vogue, the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Young People,
“THE STORY OF AN HOUR”
Questions 2. What is Mrs. Mallard’s conflict? Explain the opposing elements of her conflict as precisely as you can. 6. The author James Joyce has described a character’s moment of insight or intuition as an “epiphany.” What is Mrs. Mallard’s epiphany? 7. Are we to agree with the doctor’s explanation for Mrs. Mallard’s death?
The Women’s Suffrage Movement
Possible Essay Topics 1. What events in Kate Chopin’s life might have caused her to write this story? 2. What historical events regarding the “role of women in society” were happening at the time that may have influenced Chopin in writing the story? 3. What symbolism does Chopin employ in her story?
Possible Essay Topics 4. Compare and contrast Chopin’s story with another similar story you have read, a movie you’ve seen, or even a song you’ve heard. 5. What elements from Chopin’s growing up in St. Louis and Louisiana are evident in her story? 6. How does Chopin’s description of a woman’s role in the story differ from a
Possible Essay Topics
In the story, the protagonist has an odd reaction to death. How should one react to death? Use Chopin’s story and a secondary source to develop you essay. What literary devices does Chopin use in her story (foreshadowing, oxymoron, archaisms, bathos anticlimax, irony, paradox, simile,metaphor,etc.)? Show
How Do I Find Secondary Sources?
MLA International Bibliography Dictionary of Literary Biography Discipline-specific sources Example: America: History and Life for American literature
Other search engines A bibliography that is part of your text Ask your instructor
Literary Analysis Essay
1 to 2 pages Double spaced, 11 point, Arial font Use one secondary source Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Page using the MLA format Due April 14, 15
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