Literary Analysis Essay

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Literary Analysis Essay and Other Important Information

Literary Essay Topic

Select TWO characters that we have read about so far this term (only one per literary piece). Create an argument based on this essay prompt. Discuss what you read about these characters’ or people’s pursuits of the ideals life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You are only allowed to use your textbook (NO outside sources are allowed). You may use quotes from the text, but do not include more than 20% quotes or summation of a story or situation.

Remember, you want to develop an argument in your introduction that culminates in a strong thesis. You will have main points that support your argument throughout your essay. You might use a quote or a summary of a part of your reading to support a main point, but you want most of your essay to be YOU. You have read these stories, memoirs, proposals, so now you are an expert on this subject. Trust yourself.

Your essay MUST be no fewer than 3.5 pages and no more than 5. Essays will not be graded if they do not meet the minimum or exceed the maximum word count. The assignment is also attached if you would like to print it out.

Part 1

  • Analyze the two characters that you selected. Here are some ideas you might consider.
    • Strengths
    • Weaknesses
    • Morals and Values
    • Respect for others

Part 2

  • Discuss each character’s pursuit of these 3 ideals?
  • Was he or she successful? Which ones do you believe he or she achieved?
  • Was there an ideal(s) that this character/person just never found?

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You will have two assignments associated with your literary essay.

Assignment 1- Rough Draft of literary essay is due Monday of Week 7. 50 pts.

  • This assignment will provide an opportunity to ask questions, receive feedback, and assure proper MLA formatting.

Assignment 2- Final version of literary essay is due Monday of Week 8. 200 pts.

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Literary Analysis Essay and Other Important Information Literary Essay Topic Select TWO characters that we have read about so far this term (only one per literary piece). Create an argument based on this essay prompt. Discuss what you read about these characters’ or people’s pursuits of the ideals life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You are only allowed to use your textbook (NO outside sources are allowed). You may use quotes from the text, but do not include more than 20% quotes or summation of a story or situation. Remember, you want to develop an argument in your introduction that culminates in a strong thesis. You will have main points that support your argument throughout your essay. You might use a quote or a summary of a part of your reading to support a main point, but you want most of your essay to be YOU. You have read these stories, memoirs, proposals, so now you are an expert on this subject. Trust yourself. Your essay MUST be no fewer than 3.5 pages and no more than 5. Essays will not be graded if they do not meet the minimum or exceed the maximum word count. The assignment is also attached if you would like to print it out. Part 1 • Analyze the two characters that you selected. Here are some ideas you might consider. o o o o Strengths Weaknesses Morals and Values Respect for others Part 2 • • • Discuss each character’s pursuit of these 3 ideals? Was he or she successful? Which ones do you believe he or she achieved? Was there an ideal(s) that this character/person just never found? Attachments • • • • Literary essay prompt and assignment.pdf Important Literary Essay Guidelines (PLEASE READ).pdf Literary Essay Sample Outline.pdf (to help organize your essay) THINKING ABOUT LITERATURE (1).doc Please review the following information: You will have two assignments associated with your literary essay. Assignment 1- Rough Draft of literary essay is due Monday of Week 7. 50 pts. • This assignment will provide an opportunity to ask questions, receive feedback, and assure proper MLA formatting. Assignment 2- Final version of literary essay is due Monday of Week 8. 200 pts. THINKING ABOUT LITERATURE: 1. Make a list of the main characters’ names and write brief one or two phrase descriptions of the character and his/her importance to the story. Look at the end of the introductory section of each work; pronunciation guides are given from most of the characters in each selection. Attempting a consistent pronunciation of names is an important factor in overall understanding. If you keep stumbling over a character’s name, your comprehension suffers. 2. Try to write a very short summary of the work, as you do in reader responses, to make sure you grasp the overall story. 3. After reading, create a series of questions about aspects of the work which puzzle you or interest you. “How” and “Why” questions are especially important. 4. Try a “clustering” exercise. Write a character’s name, circle it, then surround it with names of other characters who affect him/her, or with qualities which you associate with him/her, or anything else that comes to mind so that you can make connections between this character and the other characters and/or themes and situations in the work. 5. Create a set of contrasts to be found in the work. 6. Try “free-writing” about the work. Just begin writing any ideas or thoughts that come to you about the plot, characters, themes, atmosphere, etc. 7. Write statements or questions about the literary devices in the work: structure, point-of-view, theme, plot, characterization, figurative language, diction and syntax. If you don’t remember what these words mean, you should look them up [because you are expected to know them in World Lit courses].
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An Analysis Based on Gulliver’s Travels
Thematic Analysis
Gulliver’s Travels is a book that uses political satire to illustrate the injustices in a particular
society. To be more specific, the book was written in a period of political history when the
character and mannerisms in the leadership of the King (George) closely correlates to the context
and intended audience at the time. That is why this paper will pick the main protagonist of the
play and his exact antithesis, the Lilliputian king to wrap a rich layer of jurisprudence. The
discussion will focus on the two characters to establish them as a point of reference.
Subsequently, the study will then move to illustrating how each character (social, political, and
cultural context) pursues their goals. Consequently, a report and synthesis of each of the pursuit
of each of these ideals will result in the identification of what each character (school of thought)
did not find in their existence. That then sets the stage for the conclusion of the paper.
Lemuel Gulliver
Gulliver is born into a family of modest, but sufficient means in Nottinghamshire,
England. From the onset, one sees that he is learned. Lemuel Gulliver studies medicine both in
England and the Netherlands. In addition to that, he gains the apprenticeship of Mr. James Bates,
a well-known surgeon. The initial impression that one has of Gulliver is that he is molded into an

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establishment-man, always in the right places doing what is expected of him. In this analysis, he
represents the general public. People that do everything that is expected of them without being
direct beneficiaries of the system. For instance, Gulliver follows every law of the Crown even
though he is not a nobleman. It is only the status quo of the society that enables him to be a
version of himself by which he can live. Analyzing the character will take a symbolic role since
Gulliver is a classic representation of the middle class in every industrialized society.
The most striking thing about Gulliver is that he is a tenacious person. There are trials
that he goes through that no average person would survive. For instance, even though he often
wishes to associate himself with ‘people of quality, he finds it just as easy to strike up a
conversation with the working class majority of people around him such as servants and other
like workers. It is a trait that reinforces his tenacious pragmatism by helping his character (class)
reach out to the different cultures and languages in the potential audience, making the story
easily relatable.
Conversely, Lemuel Gulliver displays what we call the ‘ugly American’ complex. It is
the feeling of superiority of culture over another due to the difference in size (perhaps symbolical
of nations’ economies, military might, etc.). It creates a difference in the c...


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