Literature Analysis Essay Assignment

Prompt:
One of the most consistent conflicts in modern human history has been between those who are believers in a faith and those who are not. These battles can take many forms and happen in any facet of society: in Pamuk's excerpt from Snow, the issue is a governmental mandate at odds with religious expression, while in Hornby's "NippleJesus," the fight concerns art that religious conservatives find offensive. But whatever the arena, these conflicts can often be hostile and unflinching. For this essay, explore the ways in which the spiritual and the secular collide in either "I Hope I'm Not Taking Too Much of Your Time" from Snow or "NippleJesus. " including what is at the root of the conflict and how it might've been resolved differently. Use specific examples from the short story to support your thesis.

Requirements:

• MLA format, including parenthetical citation
• Two pages minimum

Due: Thursday, October 16 (draft 1; bring four [4] copies of your essay); Tuesday, October
21 (final draft with draft 1 attached)

Week 8

"In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better."
—Ellen DeGeneres

Tu 10.14
In-class: Preview—Literature analysis essay; Presentations

Th 10.16
In-class: Presentations; Writer’s workshop
Due: Due: Journal 7; Literature analysis essay draft 1 (bring four [4] copies of your essay)