Write a critical analysis of one of the works from weeks 1 or 2. Psychological, gender, sociological, biographical, and historical are all approaches that many use naturally in viewing a work. Compare and contrast two of the stories from weeks 1 and 2. Be sure that you have isolated a strong and debatable thesis on which to build the essay. Simply pointing out the differences is not analysis. Toward that end, you may want to focus on a specific element of the stories. All sources should be properly cited both in the text and on a works cited page. As with most academic writing, this essay should be written in third person. Please avoid both first person (I, we, our, etc.) and second person (you, your). Compare and contrast two of these stories:
Mark Twain War Prayer
Charlotte Perkins Gilman: The Yellow Wallpaper:
Robert Frost: “Mending Wall”
Edith Wharton: Roman Fever
