Pick one of the two topic choices below. In addition to using specific quotes from the story, you should utilize at least one additional outside credible source.
Topic Choice #1:
What is the nature of the conflict in John Updike’s “A&P”? What do the girls represent in the story? Why does the central narrator react to his boss’ decision to reprimand them by quitting?
Topic Choice #2:
Examine at least two examples of irony in
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
. How is dramatic and verbal irony used to foreshadow Fortunato’s eventual demise? How do those examples relate to the theme of revenge in the story?
Parameters
- Es.says must be in MLA format
- Es.says should be a minimum of 1,000 words
Readings
Meyer, Michael and D. Quentin Miller. The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing, 12th ed., Macmillan Learning, 2020.
“A&P” by John Updike
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
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