In your paper,
- Create a detailed introduction that contains a thesis that offers a debatable claim based on one of the prompts on the list.
- Analyze the primary source you selected from the approved List of Literary Works. (Avoid summary and personal reflection.)
- Develop body paragraphs that contain clear topic sentences and examples that support the argument.
- Write a conclusion that reaffirms the thesis statement and includes a summary of the key ideas in essay.
- Apply your knowledge of literary elements and other concepts in your response to the prompt.
- Incorporate research from the primary and scholarly secondary sources.
The Literary Analysis Final Paper
- Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style
- Must include a separate title page with the following:
- Title of paper
- Student’s name
- Course name and number
- Instructor’s name
- Date submitted
“What You Pawn, I Will Redeem” (Sherman, Alexie, 2003) [ch.4]
Guiding Questions:
- What are some of the ways that the narrator is an “effective” homeless person, and how does this show his connection to communities and places throughout the story?
- What sorts of conflict do the Native Americans in the story cope with, and how is the concept of cultural homelessness presented as a historical and metaphorical conflict?
- How does the narrator in the story cope with his setting/context, whether through imagined escapes or other means. Is he successful?