How the passage relates to the text as a whole

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Question: Choose a passage from Jennifer Egan's A Visit From the Goon Squad that you believe is key to understanding a specific "deeper meaning" of the novel (aka: your interpretative claim) Type out the passage at the top of a new page for this section of the exam (Note: the passage DOES NOT count towards the required word count for this section) include a parenthetical citation Provide a very short but careful summary of the passage you are explicating-a sentence or two should suffice (avoid falling into summary instead of analysis)! Offer an interpretive claim/argument that previews your findings and their connection to the deeper meaning/purpose of the overall text. Closely analyze the passage considering word choice, allusions, imagery, symbolism, structure, motif, repetition, metaphor, similes, et al. as they relate to BOTH the scene and the overall text (Note: in such a short paper, you can't focus on all of these devices so pick the ones you feel are most important...CLOSE READ/UNPACK, ONE WORD AT A TIME!) You do not need to use parenthetical citations in your explication but any phrases you reference should be put in quotations for clarity.

Provide some final thoughts on how the passage relates to the text as a whole, as well as an explanation of the implications of that revelation for the reader and how it relates to the human condition/universal human experience.

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