An Interpretative Analysis Of "A Rose For Emily" By William Faulkner
1. The interpretive paper is a short essay of about 3 pages on one story of your choosing. The texts you choose should be from our reading list in the syllabus. Since the purpose of the paper is to let you demonstrate your own understanding of a particular literary work, you do not need to cite external sources. In other respects, the paper should meet the general expectations of any well-developed paper: you need to have an intro, thesis, and conclusion. It’s always a good idea to name the work under analysis and state your thesis in your intro. For the body, I expect to see several well-developed paragraphs, with specific evidence cited from the texts to support your interpretation. In-text citation is the proper format.
2. Your paper should deal with your understanding of a scene, a description, a character, or some other aspect (for example, how the history or culture is presented) of the text. Focus on something for which you have some special or unique insight or perspective but which others may not realize or see. In other words, avoid the obvious in formulating your thesis. The ideal goal of an interpretative paper is to tell your reader what a particular literary text (or any part of it) means, or how to read and understand it in your way.
3. The paper should conform to the general format of a college paper, as outlined in the syllabus (MLA). Always double space, including the citations. Avoid fancy or hard-to-read fonts. For the format of the paper, see pages 20-22 in our textbook, The Bedford Introduction to Literature, 10th ed.
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