Assignment: Develop a 1000+word essay(3-4 typed pages, 8-9paragraphs,double spaced) that presents a literary argument related to one of the topics listed below. Follow the classical scheme of argumentationto develop theformaloutlineincluding an introductionwith thesis, exposition(author’s or historical background),confirmation(4 paragraphs), concession/refutation(1-2paragraphs)and conclusion. State your thesis at the end of thebriefintroductory paragraph. Include 5-10 quotesfrom the reading to support your thesisand demonstrate your close reading. Use MLA stylefor each in-textcitation(HEsee13a, 106) and a works cited page(See HE13b).You are not required to use additional sources for this paper; however, you should cite theauthor of the short story from ouranthologyand the website on the author’s backgroundfor paragraph two.Your paper should present an argumentative interpretation of“Hills Like White Elephants”(444-447).Topics:Develop an argumentative thesis responding to one of the topics below. You must use quotes from the reading(s) throughout your essay: include at least onequotationfrom the short storyin each body paragraphand in the concession/refutation.I.Discuss your interpretation of the denouement or resolution of the conflict at the end of the story. What does it suggest about the author’s purpose? What evidence in the story suggests the author’s purpose? Select quotes including a character’s dialogue or action, the narrator’s descriptive details, or the connotations of particular word choices. You may also focus on aspects of the elements of fiction to argue about what they may suggest about the author’s intention. “Hills Like White Elephants”concludeswhen the American man takesthe “heavy bags . . . around the station to the other tracks. . . but could not see the train”(446).When he returns Jig contends: “there’s nothing wrong with me. I feel fine” (446).What does this scene reveal about the resolution of the conflict and the denouement of the story?Why is their luggage so “heavy” and why is the man unable to see the train? What does the girl’s statement suggest about the future for the couple? Zoom in on specific word choices that
suggest their different positions. Does the third person observer narrator add any information that furthersuggests the characters’ opposing perspectives?When using quotationsin your essay, focus on only one speaker in each quotation, identify the speaker and analyze each statement closely to reveal the character’s motive.If you do not have Harbrace Essentials Handbook, refer to the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL):MLA style format includes no separate title page, paginate all pages in a header, use complete heading, add original title, double-space throughout, and alphabetize each entry on the work cited page by the author’s last name. (You will only have two or three entries)MLA Style: