PROMPT Choose at least two texts from the list below and write an essay comparin

PROMPT
Choose at least two texts from the list below and write an essay comparin

PROMPT
Choose at least two texts from the list below and write an essay comparing and exploring how
character, point of view, setting, symbolism, or any recurring word or phrase contributes to the
development of the same or a similar theme. Remember that the theme is not only a topic
explored in a work, but also what the work implies about a topic. Be sure to state the theme in
one sentence and to draw on evidence from the texts to support your claims.
TEXT CHOICES
Arnold, Matthew. “Dover Beach.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays,
Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 530-531.
Blake, William. “London.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays, Portable
12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 554-555.
Chopin, Kate. “The Story of an Hour.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J.
Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 287-289.
Crane, Stephen. “The Open Boat.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays,
Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 254-274.
Dickinson, Emily. “[Because I Could Not Stop for Death -].” The Norton Introduction to Literature,
edited by Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, p. 583.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited
by Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 316-330.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “The Birth-Mark.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J.
Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 219-233.
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings: A Tale for Children.” The
Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton
& Co., 2017, pp. 362-367.
Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Cask of Amontillado.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by
Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 115-121.
–. “The Raven.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed.,
W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 730-733.
Tennyson, Alfred. “The Charge of the Light Brigade.” The Norton Introduction to Literature,
edited by Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 623-624.
–. “Ulysses.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays, Portable 12th ed.,
W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 739-741.
Whitman, Walt. “Beat! Beat! Drums!.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J.
Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, pp. 629-630.
–. “[I celebrate myself, and sing myself].” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J.
Mays, Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, p. 519.
–. “I Hear America Singing.” The Norton Introduction to Literature, edited by Kelly J. Mays,
Portable 12th ed., W.W. Norton & Co., 2017, p. 643.