Literary Research Essay

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This will be a literary research essay. It will be based on the short story, “A White Heron”, by Sarah Orne Jewett. I will be examining the literary terms: Conflict and Symbolism.

Use this thesis statement:
The value of money pales in comparison to inner peace or peace of mind. (adjust this so that it works best for you).

Include these three points in the essay to support the thesis statements. (Once again, you can make adjustments according to how you will utilize it in the essay).

-The love of money is the root of all evil.
-The person that thinks money can buy anything is usually the person that will do anything for money.
-Money alone can not buy peace and happiness.

References:
*Charters, Ann. (07/2014). The Story and Its Writer Compact: An Introduction to Short Fiction, 9th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781457693298/

*Hovet, T. R. (1978). ‘ONCE UPON A TIME’: SARAH JEWETT’S’ A WHITE HERON’ AS A FAIRY TALE. Studies in Short Fiction, 15(1), 63.

*Freivogel, V. (2007). Christian Symbolism in Sarah Orne Jewett’s “A White Heron.”. Eureka Studies in Teaching Short Fiction, 7(2), 136-142.

*Atkinsons, M. (1982). THE NECESSARY EXTRAVAGANCE OF SARAH ORNE JEWETT: VOICES OF AUTHORITY IN ‘A WHITE HERON’. Studies in Short Fiction, 19(1), 71.

*Add a scholarly article of your choice for the fifth source.

**Extra Instructions**
Competency 1: Apply the conventions of literary analysis.

Competency 2: Apply literary critical analysis skills.

Competency 3: Use basic literary terms.

Competency 4: Examine depictions of the relationship between the individual and society.

Competency 5: Construct scholarly literary analysis.

Competency 6: Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.

***Special Instructions***

1. Provide an introductory paragraph in which you engage the reader’s attention, offer some brief background information, and clearly assert your thesis statement
2. Provide three to five body paragraphs in which you develop that thesis statement by offering direct, quoted evidence from the story and from your sources
3. Provide a unique perspective on how specific evidence from your sources proves your thesis.
4. Provide a concluding paragraph, in which you reiterate your thesis concept and leave the reader thinking about your ideas.

 

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