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This document lists foundational questions for structuralist criticism, including asking whether the plot follows recognizable patterns, what binary oppositions like light/dark operate in the text and how each part is valued, with an implied hierarchy, and whether dialogue or imagery contributes to elevating or denigrating one part of a binary over the other.
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Writing Prompt #1
Write an analysis of a key character in a literary work. Focus on two or three key actions of that character. Discuss the character’s motivations and decisions in terms you can support with clear evidence from a critical reading of the text. Consider whether this character’s actions fit together or contradict each other. You may also want to consider whether or not any other characters in the story are aware of this conflict, and if so, how they influence the character you are writing about.
Literary Works (choose one):
“Interpreter of Maladies” (Jhumpa Lahiri, 1999)
Guiding Questions:
1. How does a new outsider community member like Mrs. Das influence Mr. Kapasi, who seems to have become bored with his life and his role in the community?
2. How does Mr. Kapasi’s desire for Mrs. Das make him unable to understand Mrs. Das’ desires, leading to his failure to fulfill his role as the Interpreter of Maladies?
3. How do the Das family’s actions surrounding their children show that their desires or interests do not accord with their obligations?
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Guiding Questions
1. How does the grandmother’s property at the pawn shop help to define the narrator’s desires and feeling of obligation to recover it? Why is it so important?
2. How does the character accompli.
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Guidelines for Developing Your Paper Topic
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Choose 2 of the following short stories to compare and contrast in your essay:
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“The Destructors” by Graham Greene
“The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence
“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne
“The Child by Tiger” by Thomas Wolfe
“The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell
Also, make at least 1 of these elements of fiction the focus of your essay:
Conflict/Plot/Structure
Characterization
Setting
Theme/Authors’ Purposes
Point of View
Tone/Style/Irony/Symbol/Imagery
If you need help focusing your essay, ask yourself questions that correspond to your chosen element(s).
Conflict/Plot/Structure (This is not a summary of the stories)
What are the basic conflicts, and how do these build tension, leading to major complicated incidents and climactic moment(s)?
What are the ways in which each major character experiences conflict (either with self, with other characters, or with the social and/or physical environment)?
How are the conflicts resolved? Do the protagonists succeed in achieving their goals?
Who receives your deepest sympathy and why?
Characterization
Who are the main characters in the stories?
What are their outstanding qualities? Does the author give any indication as to how or why the character developed these qualities?
What are the characters’ emotions, attitudes, and behaviors? What do these indicate to the reader about the character?
Can the characters’ motivations be determined from the text?
Setting
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Writing Prompt #1
Write an analysis of a key character in a literary work. Focus on two or three key actions of that character. Discuss the character’s motivations and decisions in terms you can support with clear evidence from a critical reading of the text. Consider whether this character’s actions fit together or contradict each other. You may also want to consider whether or not any other characters in the story are aware of this conflict, and if so, how they influence the character you are writing about.
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structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
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