character analysis assignment 7
Character Analysis Assignment: 750 words: This assignment should focus on analyzing the character Emil from “A Rose for Emilyâ€. The analysis should have an introduction with a thesis statement, a body, and a separate conclusion. Body paragraphs should have clear topic sentences and the supporting sentences should offer specific examples, descriptions, etc. to prove the topic sentence. Specific lines and phrases from the work itself should be incorporated into the analysis. Very important…do not retell the story.
Example Outline
Introduction that concludes with a thesis.
Thesis: Faulkner’s character Miss Emily has obvious mental issues that stem from her strict aristocratic, Southern background.
- Topic Sentence 1: Miss Emily is mentally unstable as evidenced by her behavior throughout the work.
- Topic Sentence 2: Miss Emily’s instability can be traced to her protected upbringing and the expectations of the times.
- Conclusion that summarizes the paper and provides a strong sense of finality.
Example Paragraph Outline
Miss Emily is mentally unstable as evidenced by her behavior throughout the work.
- Emily will not bury her father for 3 days.
- Emily lives the life of a loner.
- Emily will not follow the town tax ordinance.
- Emily murders Homer Baron.
- Emily sleeps with Homer’s corpse.
