2024 Fall Final Literary Argument
In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present actions, attitudes, or values of a character. Choose a novel or play in which a character must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Then write an essay in which you show how the character’s relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
The Bluest Eye A Doll House In the Time of the Butterflies The Joy Luck Club The Kite Runner* On College Board List Our Town The Piano Lesson* On College Board List The Seagull Their Eyes Were Watching God* On College Board List Where the Crawdads Sing
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Group 1
You may choose a work from the list below or another appropriate novel or play of similar literary merit. Do not merely summarize the plot.
Question 1a
Write an essay on a character's relationship to the past in a chosen work.
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