AP Success - AP English Literature Nature's Influence on Narratives
Question 1
In literature, weather and the natural environment are often used to create atmosphere and convey symbolic meaning.
Either from your own reading or from the list below, choose a work of fiction in which weather or the natural world plays a significant role in shaping the narrative. Then, in a well-developed essay, analyze how the depiction of weather or the natural environment contributes to the interpretation of the work. Avoid plot summaries.
In your response, you should do the following:
Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation. Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning. Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning. Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.
Jack London's "The Call of the Wild" Cormac McCarthy's "The Road" Barbara Kingsolver's "Prodigal Summer" Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" Willa Cather's "My Ántonia" Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" Annie Dillard's "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" John Krakauer's "Into the Wild" Richard Adams' "Watership Down"
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