Study the online course materials about the Short Story (Unit 3). You have several options for this essay assignment. Choose ONE of the options below.
OPTION 1: CHARACTER ANALYSIS
OPTION 2: ANALYSIS OF TONE AND STYLE
OPTION 3: ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLISM
OPTION 4: ANALYSIS OF THEME
1. Choose ONE of the following stories for your analysis (You can access them in the Weblinks section from the Menu Bar to your left):
A Rose for Emily by WilliamFaulkner
Link: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/wf_rose.html
The Chrysanthemums by John Steinbeck
Link: https://literaryfictions.com/fiction-1/the-chrysanthemums-by-john-steinbeck-2/
The Telephone Call by Dorothy Parker
Link: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/teleycal.html
A Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Link: http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/telltale.html
2. Write a 5-paragraph essay analyzing the story you chose.
