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Read/Think/Reflect: The Literary Analysis
In college or the workplace you will frequently be asked to reflect on
something. Often you will not have guidelines - you will be expected to
independently create an intelligent and well-informed response to the content.
So too will you not be constrained to a set list of ideas here, to best prepare
you to work
autonomously as you will be expected in the real world.
A Literary Analysis is nothing more than a writer taking something they've
read and suggesting an interpretation. That's what writing's all about, really,
what the reader thinks and less what the writer intended. At least any good
writer, that is.
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Decide on a topic
- Again, CAN'T translates as:
Clearly Are
Not Trying
- You CAN do this. Manage your time.
Use your resources. Dedicate yourself. Repeat.
- Your essay may be either informative or persuasive - your decision, but
it must reflect the topic you choose. For example, if you were writing an
essay with the thesis that Franz Kafka used elements of his personal life in
writing The Castle, then you would need to PROVE the relationship
(persuasive) with support, not just talk about his novel and his personal life
(informative).
- Need some more help coming up with a topic? USE YOUR RESOURCES and
Google the following: (author, title) essay topics
- Ethically write a Literary Analysis as a five-paragraph essay
- Meet the same expectations as always.
- Again, you're not just copying and pasting passages, expecting the
reader to connect the dots.
- Your job is to analyze the novel according to your topic, showing
evidence of a new or fresh insight to the text. Not dedicating the time,
effort and originality expected will be reflected in your rubric and grade.
- Need more help? Want to see some examples?
Read here.
- Repeat.
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