Write a 500-750 word essay on one of the following topics.
Write a critical analysis of one of the works from weeks 1 or 2. An overview of approaches can be found here, but many are quite straightforward. Psychological, gender, sociological, biographical, and historical are all approaches that many use naturally in viewing a work. However, if your interest lies elsewhere, feel free to choose another approach.
Week 1 work:
We wear the mask poem
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173467
Week 2 work:
"Song for a Dark Girl" by Langston Hughe