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Assignment:
Edgar Allan Poe's are famous for using motifs, setting, symbols, and suspense to identify larger themes within his work. Write 3 to 4 page essay about 1 to 2 short stories from Tell-Tale Heart. For example, what is the importance of the old man's eye in "Tell-Tale Heart?" You want to try and analyze beyond the obvious.
Your thesis should identify at least 3 literary traits, while also providing supporting reasons as to what the reader should learn from this deeper understanding of the text. Provide quotes in each body paragraph to help you analyze the quotes. You want to write at least 3 to 5 sentences of analysis after each quote in every body paragraph, so that you meet or exceed expectations for analysis.
One of the most prominent aspects of Poe's work is characterization, madness and an unreliable narrator. Write 3 to 4 page essay about the tell-tale heart that focuses on these concepts. What kind of narrator is being used and do you trust their side of the story? How do these narrators seem to characterize themselves and others? Do you sympathize with the narrator or other characters in the story? How does your trust (or lack thereof) affect your interpretation of this story?
Your thesis and analysis should focus on the importance of the concept of madness and how the unreliable narrator affects the reader's interpretation of a story. It may help you to consider the use of the 3 rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos, and pathos. In each case, typically the lack of these appeals creates an interesting and unique view of the narrator and/or characters. Provide quotes in each body paragraph to help you analyze the quotes. You want to write at least 3 to 5 sentences of analysis after each quote in every body paragraph, so that you meet or exceed expectations for analysis.
In order to complete this prompt, you will need to read the original text first and then read the manga version. After reading both the original text and the manga version, write an analysis of what you noticed about the manga versions. What did you notice about Stacy King's interpretation of the story or stories of your choice? Were there any particular aspects of emphasis that perhaps the original text could not show, including shouting or someone's fear? Analyze the manga versions unique features and how this interpretation may be different from your original reading of the text.
Your thesis and analysis should focus on the importance of how the manga version impacts a reader's interpretation of a story and why that's important. Provide descriptions and quotes in each body paragraph to help you analyze the quotes. You want to write at least 3 to 5 sentences of analysis after each quote in every body paragraph, so that you meet or exceed expectations for analysis.