3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN
USE TWO
OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.
USE THE EXAMPLE PAPER HANDOUT FOR MLA GUIDELINES!!
This link will also help with MLA questions:
owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Refer to the class blog for outside source info: eng215fall2015.blogspot.com
Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.
The Bluest Eye
1)
Define how Pecola’s idea of beauty is influenced by what society
tells her. You can reference the idea of blue eyes, the dolls, the role Maureen
and any other examples you may find helpful. She is driven to sadness because
she cannot achieve many of the qualities that define beauty.
2)
Morrison calls the problem Pecola faces with beauty and society
“The Thing”—in this essay explain she meant by this and how it effects her.
3)
Cholly’s rape of Pecola is obviously an upsetting scene. For
this essay explain what past events in his life have led him to commit such an
act. (Think of his overall feeling of powerlessness).
4)
Explain the living situation of the Breedlove’s and how that
effects their lives. The fact that they live in a storefront puts their very
unhappy lives on display. How does this effect their lives?
- Never end a paragraph
with a quote.
- Cite outside sources
within in your text; if it appears on your works cited page it has to be
used in the paper (direct quotes or paraphrasing).
- Always keep in mind: is
this quote proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do not use it!
- WITHOUT A WORKS CITED
PAGE OR OUTSIDE SOURCES THE PAPER WILL FAIL
Citation for an article on line:
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of
Publication (Year): Pages. Web.
Today’s date.
Example:
Langhamer, Claire. “Love and
Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical
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