Essay 2 assignment sheet

The Immigrant Experience (Eng 3165/AmSt 3304)

Fall 2016, Prof. Davis

Essay 2, due Tue Nov. 8

Option A

In an essay of 5 or more double-spaced pages, analyze the theme of remembering and forgetting in any two of the following: No-No Boy, Brooklyn, and Lone Star.  How is the tension between remembering and forgetting developed in the two works you’ve chosen, and how does it relate to immigration?

 

Option B

Rewrite the ending of Brooklyn or No-No Boy.  In 5 or more double-spaced pages, give the novel an alternate conclusion.  Make every effort to imitate the author’s narrative style and tone, even as you alter the content.  Indicate where in the original novel your revision begins.  Attach to your revised ending a brief account (1 page) of why you made the choices you did in rewriting the ending.  Your work will be evaluated on your fidelity to the style and tone of the original, and on the insight your discussion demonstrates into the issues raised by the novel.

 

 

 

Guidelines (Option A)

• Early in your essay, include an organizing statement – a sentence or two that expresses the main ideas you’ll discuss and offers a “road-map” of your essay.
• Quote from the texts in order to illustrate your ideas.  When you quote, place the page number from the original text in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
• This is not a research paper.  You need not consult or refer to any additional sources.  If you borrow ideas or language from others, be sure to attribute properly and include a list of works cited at the end of your essay.