Margaret Atwood
Essay Prompt on a Literary Element:
Choose a scene or character in one of Atwood's novels that awakens "thoughtful
laughter." Then write an essay in which you show why this laughter
is thoughtful and how it contributes to the meaning of the work. Alias
Grace Essay Prompt on a Literary
Element: Although not usually
identified with the detective story genre, this work does involve the investigation
of a mystery. Write an essay which identifies the mystery, explaining
how the knowledge gained from the investigation illuminates the meaning
of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. Another
Essay Prompt on a Literary Element:
Critique Roland Barthes has said, "Literature is the question minus the
answer." Choose a novel or play and, considering Barthes' observation,
write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises
and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author's
treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a
whole. Avoid mere plot summary. The
Handmaid's Tale Essay Prompt
on a Literary Element: In
this novel, a confidant (male) or a confidante (female) is
used to be present when the hero or heroine needs a sympathetic listener
to confide in. Frequently, as Henry James puts it, this friend or
relative of the protagonist can be as much "the reader's friend as the
protagonist's." Write an essay in which you discuss the various ways
this character functions in the work.
Cat's
Eye Essay Prompt on a Literary Element:
In this novel, a character who appears briefly, or does not apppear at
all, is a significant presence. Write an essay that shows how this
character functions in this work. You may wish to discuss how the
character affects action, theme, or the development of other characters. |
