The Final Paper is a RESEARCH PAPER, containing your critical analysis on ONE of the following:
A comparison between two or more works discussed in class (Poems do not count).
Specific textual evidence from the work must be analyzed. Secondary sources regarding the time period in which the work was written, must be interpreted as well.
A criticism of how American Literature transformed from one period to another, using works discussed in this class.
(For example, you might want to show how language or the use of language has changed from earlier works by Henry James to more contemporary works by authors like Arthur Miller. Must use works discussed in class for your critique.)
