english essay 272

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essay will be a character analysis. You can either answer one of the prompts below, or come up with your own topic (as long as you clear it with me). Use evidence from the text to support whatever your main thesis is (being sure to cite in MLA). Feel free to use any of the character definitions we’ve covered in the PowerPoints in class without citing (round, flat, static, dynamic, etc.). Your essay should be 2-3 pages typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 font, in MLA format.

Prompts:

  1. Who is the protagonist in “The Lottery”? What kind of protagonist are they, and how do we know this?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1948/06/26/the-lottery/amp
  2. What type of character is Montresor in “The Cask of Amontillado”? How does his role as narrator affect how we view him?
  3. Examine the character of the Misfit in “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” Is he a villain, an antihero, or something else?
  4. Examine one of the characters other than Tessie Hutchinson in “The Lottery.” What type of character are they, and what purpose do they serve in the narrative?
  5. Examine one of the characters other than the Misfit in “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” What type of character are they, and what purpose do they serve in the narrative?