Essay Purpose: To analyze some aspect of the second supplemental book you read for this class.
Sources: Your second supplemental book will be the source of support for your analysis. You may occasionally draw from a secondary source, but the bulk of your paper needs to be your original ideas about this novel.
Formatting: 2016 MLA 8th Edition
Topic Ideas: Because students in our class are reading different books, not all of these topic ideas will be relevant to your book. Choose one of these topics to focus your analysis. If you have a different idea, please let me know.
Analyze the aspects of social criticism in the novel. In what ways does the author explore the positive or negative aspects of modern society?
In what ways does your book explore conventionally accepted norms in the time period in which it was written?
How does the author respond to advances in science? For example, is science a contributor to human progress, a vehicle that provides enlightenment, a threat to religion and the humanities, or an instrument of subjugation and patriarchy?
Explore the ways the book you read deals with religion and its role in society.
Analyze the ways the novel is a criticism of war, empire, social conventions, or sexual identity.
In the twentieth century, the institution of marriage was often criticized as stultifying or oppressive to one or both partners. Discuss the portrayal of marriage and love in the book you read.
Instructions:
Provide direct quotes and paraphrases in your paper to support or illustrate your points. The use of extended quotes (four lines or more) should be highly limited. It is much better to find the essential information in a quote and to cite only that. If you need the source material that surrounds the quote, paraphrase the material that introduces the quote. If you find that you must use an extended quote, be sure that it is essential to supporting your thesis. For a short paper like this, one extended quote should be all that you use.
Remember to introduce the quote or paraphrase, state it, then analyze it and show how the quote supports your thesis. The critical commentary you provide after the quote is what makes your analysis. Strive to create critical comments that provide your insight into the quote and show how the quote proves your thesis.
Your essay will follow MLA 8th edition guidelines for citations and formatting, and you need a works cited page. In a 400-level class, the works cited page is expected to be perfect. If you have a question about MLA formatting, please ask me. Don’t look up stuff from the internet. Do not plagiarize.
THIS ESSAY HAS TO BE ON 1984 novel by George Orwell. Thank you
