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Assignment: Research Paper

Checklist:

1) Did I review my professor's feedback over my topic idea (from week 5) and the annotated bibliography (from week 6)?

2) Did I review the Research Paper Instructions (in week 7) before submitting my paper?

3) Does my paper meet the length requirement stated in the instructions? Does it meet the minimum research requirement stated in instructions (3 or more research sources, which does NOT include the literature itself)?

4) Is my paper in MLA format (12 Times New Roman, Double Spaced, Headings and Centered Title on page 1)?

5) Does my introduction clearly establish the literary author(s) and work(s) involved, and provide a clear thesis statement?

6) Does my research paper make an argument about a literary text (ie, does it argue for an interpretation of one or more literary works? Is it an actual argument that includes critical thinking and analysis of the literature itself, and not just a plot summary, author biography, or history/sociology paper that fails to specifically analyze the literature)?

7) Do I support my opinions/ideas frequently with qualified research or direct textual evidence? At the same time, do I also make sure not to rely too heavily on sources to do all my thinking/writing for me? (Pro tip: as a rule of thumb, I recommend keeping direct quotations brief, restricting them to 1-3 lines, and to average about one quotation per paragraph tops, in order to avoid over-reliance on others' work. Remember that paraphrases of others' ideas ALSO requires in-text citations, but cited paraphrases allow you to retain your writing voice).

8) Did I remember to use quotations/paraphrases/in-text citations when using research sources in the paper, and/or when quoting from a literary text?

9) Are all the sources listed on my Works Cited page clearly mentioned in the paper itself? Are all the sources mentioned in the paper itself listed somewhere on the Works Cited page?

10) Am I turning this paper in on or before the deadline?

Topic and thesis

Topic and Literary Theory: For the research, I plan to write on the works of William Faulkner and Katherine Mansfield. I aim to explore the theme of societal alienation on how the characters were left out by society or disconnected from society and how this loneliness impacted the character's actions. I will use the literary theory to examine the character's impacts on them as individuals and their effects on others to find out the consequences of societal alienation on their emotional well-being and actions.

Research Question: How do the stories, A Rose for Emily and Miss Brill explore societal isolation and how this loneliness impacts the character's feelings and how they act in the stories? How do the characters in the stories attempt to cope with their feelings of loneliness and isolation, both individually and in their interactions with others, and how does this theme reflect broader on the societal issues of inclusion and exclusion?

Working Thesis Statement: This paper aims to examine how the stories of Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield and A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner show how the characters of the stories experience loneliness and isolation from society, how the isolation affects their feeling and actions, and their emotional well-being, how the character's societal alienation impacted the characters feeling disconnected from others and how the character's coped with isolation individually and socially.

Works Cited entries: Faulkner, William. "A Rose for Emily." Archive.org, 1930,

Mansfield, Katherine. "Miss Brill." Project Gutenberg, 1920,