Assignment: Theory
Write a 750 word (approximately) literary analysis essay on one of the four topics below:
I. Beth Cuthand's poem, "Were You There," she portrays a speaker who seems to be questioning his/her disconnect from the natural world. Using viewpoint, discuss the speaker's conflict as a resistance of healing. You are required to consider as evidence the stanza below:
o Were you there in the pine forest
o in communion with those old trees
o who keen for the people
o laden with their burden
o of grief and disrespect
II. Kim Soo Goodtrack's short story, "Joe Flyingby's Tape Recorded History," portrays a narrator's discomfort or position as a negotiation or struggle to reconcile her outsider status with an "authentic" way of knowing. Discuss the protagonist's identity/faith dilemma. You are required to consider as evidence the passage(s) below:
She told us that as a child Joe was his Grandfather's eyes. Joe's grandfather was blind and also a Medicine Man. Joe was taught the old ways from a very young age. The whole Lakota community respected Joe. He was the first Medicine Man to hold a Sundance after the law banning Sundances was lifted in the early ‘70s.
III. Warren Cariou's short story, "An Athabasca Story" seems to be an allegory, or a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Discuss the main character's symbolic in-between status as a resistance (Ability not being affected by something) to authority(a person or organization having power or control) .
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.