Assignment: Short Story Analysis
1. Analyze the character Faith in "Young Goodman Brown" and her role as a victim.
2. Analyze the theme of time in "A Tell-tale Heart". What's the significance of time in this story and what affect does it have on the narrator's psyche?
3. Analyze the narrator's mental decline in "The Yellow Wallpaper." What do you think was the cause of this decline? What message is the author trying to send? Could her decline have been prevented?
4. Analyze the author's use of irony in "The Story of an Hour." What type of irony does she use and why? What affect does this have on the reader?
5. Analyze the chapter from Uncle Tom's Cabin. How do you see the values from the Cult of True Womanhood represented in the character of Mrs. Bird? Why does Mrs. Bird oppose the Fugitive Slave Act? How does Mrs. Bird act on her beliefs about the Fugitive Slave Act? Use specific evidence from the reading to support your answer.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. 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.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.