For this essay, you will write an essay looking at what you consider to be a significant theme in any specific short story, taken from our textbook which we have not already used in this class.

In this essay, you are supposed to formulate an essay which would focus on a central theme of any short story taken from textbook and that story should be fresh. You are requested to use primary and secondary sources in the essay for supporting your points.

Instructions 

For this essay, you will write an essay looking at what you consider to be a significant theme in any specific short story, taken from our textbook which we have not already used in this class. It must be a “new” story. Remember: theme is larger than the plot. It is the way the story connects to the world outside of it. You will formulate an original thesis and support that thesis by using primary source material (passages and paraphrased information from the story, works of history, or interviews for example) and secondary material in the form of literary criticism. The materials used as research must come from library resources (online databases, catalog, etc). Any outside web sources should be approved (acceptable ones are governmental websites, major health organizations, etc).