Assignment:
Prufrock and Big-Two Hearted River
Write a critical analysis of one of the works from weeks 3 or 4. Write a critical analysis of one of the works below in BOLD. Write a 750-950 word essay on one of the following topics. Aim for a 5-paragraph essay structure ( introduction with thesis, three or more body paragraphs, and a conclusion). The word count does not include the Works Cited page or formatting. (In this version, you would choose to discuss 3 key symbols present in one of the works, discuss how those symbols contribute to a theme, and perhaps even discuss why the author chose those symbols based on his own personal experiences.)
Stephen Crane: The Open Boat
Jack London: To Build a Fire
Sarah O. Jewett: A White Heron
Willa Cather, Paul's Case
•Compare and contrast J. Alfred Prufrock and Nick (Big Two-Hearted River: Part I and Part II). How are these men alike, different, and representative of the "Modern" man? (This one is pretty straight-forward.)
•Which author this week seems most representative of the Modern viewpoint as you understand it? Explain. Some research on Modernism might be required here! Be sure to identify at least 3 'reasons' or points to explore in the body of your paper. You might examine 3 qualities of Modernism and discuss how those qualities appear in the poetry of ee cummings, for example. (In this version, you would start your body paragraphs with a description of modernism. Then you would pull several examples from your chosen text to prove how that work falls under modernism.)
Ernest Hemingway: Big Two-Hearted River: Part I and Part II
ee cummings: I carry your heart with me ( I carry it in my heart)
ee cummings: Buffalo Bill's defunct
ee cummings: In just spring
T. S. Eliot: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
TS Eliot: The Hollow Men