In The Cask of Amontillado, through the use of irony, symbolism, and setting, Poe wishes to expose the gullibility of human nature at times, especially when we are blinded by our own pride.
Remember that the paper should be a literary analysis–you should analyze symbols, images, diction, irony, setting, etc and not just plot and characters. You should try to argue your interpretation of an aspect of the story.
· The essay should be no less than 1,000 words. It must be in Modern Language Association format which always includes a complete works cited page. This page should, at the very least, contain the primary source you use in the paper.
· Present a clear thesis statement in your Introduction that establishes your focus—it should be a claim that your essay will prove. Aim to select a thesis that is not utterly obvious; you may want to conceive of your thesis as a declarative statement that a sophisticated reader could find disagreeable.
· Titles of short stories and poems in quotation marks; titles of novels and longer works should be underlined or italicized.
