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Literary Analysis Essay
Topic: Discuss the ways in which one of these elements—the
setting, or an unreliable narrator—creates a sense of horror in one
of the following stories. Make sure you relate your chosen element
in meaningful ways to other significant elements in the story
(character, plot, symbols, figurative language, etc.), as appropriate.
You must cite from two outside scholarly sources in your essay.
You must locate these sources via either the JSTOR or Project
Muse databases, which you can access via the WLAC library
website using your LACCD login credentials. You may not cite
from Wikipedia, Sparknotes, or websites found via general Google
searches.
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“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe
“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner
Setting: In gothic fiction, the element of setting assumes a
prominence beyond its usual role in most stories that is disturbing.
Why? What makes it a “gothic” (horror-inducing) place and/or
space? What themes are implied by the detailed descriptions of
Poe’s gothic places/spaces? Are the places/spaces symbolic? Of
what? What language describing the places/spaces suggests those
ideas? To what extent could the gothic places/spaces, perhaps, be
considered active participants in the stories? In what ways? Can the descriptions of the settings be read as a
projection or reflection or revelation of the character’s
psychological state, perhaps of his/her sub-conscious? If so, what
do we learn about the inner world of the character? How does the
language describing the settings contribute to the horror effect in
general? Look closely at language as you answer these questions.
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Narrator: See definition of unreliable narrator (online).
Discuss some of the ways the author undermines the
“reliability” of the narrator’s presentation of the story. How
and why does that undermining create a sense of horror?
To what degree is the narrator’s narration unreliable? What
is his motive? Is he lying? mistaken for some reason?
unethical? indifferent or lazy? downright crazy? Or what?
Does the narrator think he is unreliable? If we can’t believe
everything the narrator says (and have good evidence for
our skepticism), then how do we know what “really”
happened or what is the “correct” way to interpret signs or
actions or passages? Keep in mind that the author has to
provide us, through the narrator’s narration, with enough
information to determine the possible shortcomings of the
narrator–very tricky technique since the narrator cannot be
aware that he is undermining his own narration. Is the revelation of the narrator’s shortcomings
gradual throughout the story or a surprise (shocking?) revelation near the end of the story? In
looking back over the story, where has the author inserted some foreshadowing of the unreliability
of the narrator–or with-held information that would make us question the narrator more closely?
Why? How does all this contribute to the overall horror-effect of the story?
Structure:
Your essay should include an introduction that introduces the topic and ends with a clearly worded, 1-2
sentence thesis statement. Each supporting paragraph (there should be at least 3) should begin with a strong
topic sentence and should incorporate evidence, including direct quotations from secondary scholarly sources.
Direct quotations should be incorporated using the quotation sandwich method and proper MLA in-text
citations. The essay should also contain a strong conclusion. The final page of the document should consist of
a Works Cited page. Tips for formatting electronic sources can be found here.
Formatting Tips:
Your document should be 4-6 pages in length, typed and double-spaced, in Times New Roman font, size 12.
Your paper should have 1-inch margins and should include a properly formatted heading and a title.
Due Dates:
• Friday, January 19: Draft 1 must be uploaded as a Word document or a PDF via the assignment link in the
Week 3 Module by 11:59pm for online peer review. Peer review groups will be automatically assigned at
12:01am on Saturday, January 20. Instructions for peer review are located in the Week 4 Module.
• Friday, January 26: Peer reviews must be completed (you will be assigned 3 essays to review).
• Tuesday, January 30: Draft 2 must be uploaded as a Word document or a PDF via the assignment link in the
Week 5 Module by 11:59pm. I will grade this draft.
***Note that your grade for the draft will reflect the overall completeness of your first draft (50%) as well as
the quality of your peer review feedback (50%). Students who do not devote adequate time and effort to the
peer review process will receive a failing grade for the draft.
Tips for Success:
1. As you study your selected story, develop a solid thesis about this topic–some conclusion you have
arrived at–and make sure you cite lots of examples and details from the story to support and illustrate
your thesis and sub-points. And make sure you discuss and explain your evidence.
2. And please read Organizing your Paper (online). One thing you do NOT want to do is to produce a
paper that just answers each of the above questions, one after another. There is no particular reason or
purpose in the order of the questions, so you would end up with a very unfocused and disorganized
paper.
3. Check out some samples! For a good example of a 4-page student paper on gothic “place,” examine this
paper: Placement in Charles Brockden Brown’s Wieland (online). Here is a fine example of a student
paper focusing on the unreliable narrator in Wieland (online).
4. You are encouraged to cite outside sources for this paper. You must include all sources cited in your
essay (both the primary texts, i.e. the short stories, as well as any outside sources) in your Works Cited
page. This page, which will be the final page of your document, must be formatted according to MLA
requirements. This page should list all works referenced in your paper (including your short story.
• Use standard in-text citation (author and page), and put the source information on the final page of
your document labeled “Works Cited”). Follow MLA directions.
• See this short summary of MLA style: MLA Formatting and Style Guide (online), created by the
Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Scroll down the page to find a long list of links for in-text
citation and bibliographies, including how to do electronic sources (online).
• Also check MLA Style: MLA Style: Frequently Asked Questions (online).
*****Remember that I do not accept late work.*****
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