ENGL 1302 – WoodardEssay #3 – Literary Analysis For this essay, you will select one of the following prompts for your second essay. The essay should be 750 – 1000 words. Select a literary novel to read over the next couple of weeks. (Instructor approval required.)
1. One of the most revealing types of conflict occurs when a character’s inner struggles are resolved at a great personal price. Often, the character learns a lesson, but too late to help himself or another character. Explain how, in the work that you read, a character struggles but fails to learn a lesson in time, and thus, serves as an example for the reader. In your essay, focus on the conflict within the character. Be sure to include the price paid as part of the resolution and the lesson to be learned.
2. Often in literary works, authors choose a physical object which takes on a special significance in the work and becomes a symbol of something beyond itself. Show how, in the work that you read, the author uses a symbol to convey an important meaning. In your essay, focus on the symbol and what it symbolizes. Be sure to discuss how the object is used to convey a message to viewers. You may choose up to three important symbols from the novel, or you may choose to elaborate on one symbol in your body paragraphs.
3. In an essay, explain how the setting in the novel related to events from the plot, related to characters, or built suspense. You may write one body paragraph about each aspect of the setting, or you may choose to elaborate on one particular aspect (plot, character, suspense) in your body paragraphs.4. In an essay, identify the theme of the work. Discuss how the theme is developed throughout the novel using specific examples from the text. Discuss whether you think the theme was successfully integrated throughout the novel