An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Literary Criticism
Humanities
# I attached the story that we will be using and some links may help you to chose a theory.
For this assignment, you will choose a work that we have read and analyze it in relation to a specific type of literary
criticism. Because formalism is used for the first essay, you may not use formalist or New Criticism. Other options
include Feminist Criticism, Marxist Criticism, or any of the other types of literary criticism mentioned in the course
resources.
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Length: 4 pages, MLA, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, 1 inch margins, double spaced.
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Resources needed: At least 3 sources. One will be the work; one will be a reference to the critical theory. The
additional sources will support your connection of the work and the theory. They must be scholarly.
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Structure: following the suggested format will organize the essay.
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Introduction: provides the name of the work, author, and theory with a thesis at the end the provides an opinion
about the work in relation to the theory and an overview of how that opinion will be supported.
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Body paragraphs:
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· Summary of the work
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· Summary of the theory
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· Evidence to support your claim about the work in relation to the theory
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Conclusion
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I attached the story that we will be using and some links may help you to chose a theory.
here are the links to two theories that you may want to consider.
