Please answer each of the following discussion questions for me. Each response should be about 250 words or more. We are looking for 5-7 paragraphs PER essay–just like the regular, weekly essays. I am looking more for a polished, quality response than anything else. This exam is due to me by 12:00 pm EST, Sunday. If you have any questions, please email me directly.
Please cut and paste your answer to all 4 questions into one thread.
Do not send each answer separately. Thank you!
For each answer, please remember to respond accordingly:
–Use the words of the question in your response.
–Use your mind, not your feelings.
–If the question has a quotation, focus on it.
–If the question does not have a quotation, find an appropriate one and focus on it instead.
–Always, always stay focused and stay textual.
Explain why Mark Twain’s “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”is representative of both local color realism, via character dialect, and the literary movement of realism at the same time. As always define key terms, like Realism, and the book is a fine source…For local color realism, use what you know of realism to define how dialect and location choices make local color realism come to life in Twain’s story. p. 134.
What do you think is “wrong” with Daisy in Henry James’s Daisy Miller? p. 425 in Realism and Naturalism section
What do you think is “wrong” with the first-person narrator in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-paper?” p 831 and 843
Explicate for me William Carlos Williams’ “The Red Wheelbarrow” to the point that you can explain how this poem fits into the Modernist movement. Be sure to cite a definition for Modernism, as we will do later with Eliot. Modernism is a big concept, so we want to spend time understanding the key elements of the literary movement that follows Naturalism and Realism. Using the book material is a fine source. No need for outside research, but if you do go outside the book for any resources, but sure to cite them in MLA format . p. 303
As always, use our standard plan for your essay, so,
Introduction that narrows to a thesis, citing any fact used, then body paragraphs on our paragraph plan of
main idea/topic sentence
quote from the reading
analysis (how and why your main idea and quote come together to support your ideas)…and then conclusion.
Remember, too, to cite in full MLA format, so cite all facts and quotes, and be sure to include a works cited.
