Description
Write an eight- to ten-page paper, in which you
compare and contrast two literary works from this course that share
the same theme (using the “Themes & Corresponding Works” list, below, as a
guide).
The paper should be organized around your thesis (argument), which is the main
point of the entire essay. When developing a thesis for a comparative paper,
consider how a comparison of the works provides deeper insight into the topic
of your paper (i.e., think about why you have chosen to look at these
particular works in relation to one another). In your analysis, consider the relationships
among the following elements:
Content
Form (e.g., short story vs. poem)
Style
Assignment Requirements
Topic: Must address one of the topics in the
guidelines
Length: Your draft should be eight to ten
double-spaced pages in length (excluding title and reference page)
Sources: Utilize at least six scholarly sources to
support your thesis (including the course text and at least two sources from
the Ashford Online Library).
APA: Your draft must be formatted to APA (6th
edition) style.
Separate Title Page: Must include an original title
Separate Reference Page
Proper Citations: All sources must be properly
cited, both within the text and in a separate reference page.
Elements of Academic Writing: All academic
papers should include these elements.
Introduction with a thesis statement
Supporting paragraphs
Conclusion
Themes & Corresponding Works Choose only two of
the works within your selected theme.
Race / Ethnicity
Country Lovers (Gordimer)
The Welcome Table (Walker)
What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl (Smith)
Child of the Americas (Morales)
Gender Roles / Marriage
The Story of an Hour (Chopin)
The Necklace (de Mauppassant)
Country Lovers (Gordimer)
Gift of the Magi (Henry)
How I Met My Husband (Munro)
My Last Duchess (Browning)
Hills Like White Elephants (Hemingway)
Morning Song (Plath)
Creativity / The Creative Process
Poetry (Neruda)
Constantly Risking Absurdity (Ferlinghetti)
You, Reader (Collins)
Death and Impermanence
A Father’s Story (Dubus)
Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night (Thomas)
Nothing Gold Can Stay (Frost)
In Memoriam (Tennyson)
Because I Could Not Stop for Death (Dickinson)
The Things They Carried (O’Brien)
The Hunger Artist (Kafka)
Ozymandias (Shelley)
Futility (Owen)
Nature
Wild Geese (Oliver)
Dover Beach (Arnold)
The Oak (Tennyson)
Hope is a Thing With Feathers (Dickenson)
Home to Roost (Ryan)
Fog (Sandberg)
Symbolism of the Journey
A Worn Path (Welty)
Good Country People (O’Conner)
Hay for the Horses (Snyder)
