Troy University Stories For Further Reading Analytical Review

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Assignment: Write a short essay (750 words) that defends a thesis you developed through a close critical reading/analysis of one (or two) literary works listed in Chapter 9 Stories For Further Reading beginning on page 318 of your Backpack Literature textbook. The “critical response” essay relies on textual support from the primary text (secondary sources are not required) – not plot summary to develop the student’s argument. Do not confuse “critical analysis” with “plot summary”; the goal is to develop, sustain, and advance a thesis based on a critique of the primary text.

What you’ll be graded upon:

15% Introduction: You establish a context for the significance of your thesis in regard to the literary work as a whole. How does your argument contribute to understanding the author’s major literary/thematic concerns? What can other readers learn from your analysis?

15% Thesis: You state your main point (or argument) in 1-2 sentences; the thesis is the culmination of your introduction.

30% Organization: Your essay should follow that of a typical literary critique:

Since your focus must be on analyzing some literary motif, theme, or a combination of literary elements (such as symbolism, character, setting, etc.), your essay must contain well-structured supporting paragraphs that contain a topic sentence, quotes from the primary text (secondary sources are not required), an explanation/discussion of the significance of the quotes you use in relation to your thesis, and a concluding sentence or two that situates the entire paragraph in relation to the thesis. Your thesis will focus on some kind of critical analysis of the primary text, so your supporting paragraphs should be organized around each of the quotes you use, explaining the significance of the quotes and why (or how) they illustrate your main point, but you also need to make sure that your paragraphs contain strong transitions and at least six (or more) sentences.

10% Conclusion: Regardless of the argument you make, you want a conclusion that avoids summarizing what you’ve just said, and please avoid writing, “In conclusion.…” Your aim in a conclusion is to place the discussion in a larger context. For example, how might your critical analysis of a literary character relate to the other characters in a work? How might your thesis be applied to other aspects of the text, say for example, setting or symbolism?

15% Grammar and mechanics: Your paper avoids basic grammar mistakes, such as dropped apostrophes in possessives, subject/verb disagreement, arbitrary tense switches, etc. The paper demonstrates a commitment to proofreading by avoiding easy-to-catch typos and word mistakes (effect for affect, for example). The paper adheres to MLA formatting style for in-text citations.

15% Presentation: Your paper meets the minimum length criteria of 750 words, is typed with a title and your name on it. You follow your individual professor’s instructions for formatting (margins, placement of the name, etc).

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Surname 1
Student’s Name
Professor’s Name
Course
Date
Miss Brill
The story oscillates around the lonely life of an old, Miss Brill. However, many details
concerning her life have not been narrated in the story. Miss Brill continues to live a lonely life
and even made a personal decision of attending concerts in the park every Sunday to relieve
herself from the loneliness that is slowly consuming her up. Why has she not met any friends so
far? Are these concerts helping her integrate into the society’s culture, which entails socialization
or creating a more rift? What is the nature of the audience that she encounters at the park? Are
they people of her age or younger than her? Do people overcome loneliness by attending social
gatherings? As readers, we don’t know if Miss Brill has always been lonely since she was a child
until her old age. “Miss Brill is an ‘’Old Lady’’ (Mansfield). This text is symbolic in nature as it
represents the art of socialization in the social environment set up. It also highlights how age
limit can be a hindrance to effectively fit in a particular social set up. In essence, the paper
examines the loneliness theme in Miss Brill’s childhood until her old age.
We equally do not know the cause of her loneliness, why she decided not to get married
and have children, what happened to her family and what compelled her to lead a lonely life
since this is a hard decision to make. It is equally surprising that she can identify places that
bring joy to her life despite her loneliness. Why did she choose to lead a lonely life if deep in her
mind, she knows that she can find happiness by mingling with people? The writer further states

Surname 2
that; “she attends the concert in the park on time every Sunday and listens to other people’s
conversations to relieve the loneliness.’’ (Mansfield)
It is absurd that even after mingling with the crowd at the concert, Miss Brill can still not
identify with the rest of the audience. Her dressing code and mannerism portray that she lives a...


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