BRITISH NOVEL 20TH CENTURY, ESSAY.

BRITISH NOVEL 20TH CENTURY

ESSAY PROMPT 1

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

This paper should be between 1,250-2,000+ words in length. Provide a word-count at the end of the paper. Also include a works cited page and provide citations in the text of your essay in accordance with the MLA citation method. Double-space your essay and use 14-point Times New Roman font. Save and submit in Word format.

The paper is due at 11:59 pm on Monday, March 2, both through the Assignment link and through the Turnitin link on Canvas under modules. Papers will not be graded until they have been submitted in both places. Late essay submissions are allowed for up to 1 week, with a 10-point penalty, and no late submissions are accepted after that. Manage your time accordingly.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Plagiarism will result in automatic assignment failure.

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ESSAY COVERAGE

This essay covers the novels The Narrow Corner, by Somerset Maugham, and Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf. You may write on either or both of these novels, but these are the only literary texts you should consider in your essay. If you use other outside sources, such as biographical information or information from our class discussions, be certain to cite the source of that information in your essay. Also be certain to quote from the novel(s) and to cite your quotations appropriately with the MLA method.

ESSAY TOPIC

In this essay, consider any of the themes and formal issues that we discussed in our class regarding one or both of these novels. The themes and issues we discussed are listed on the class notes posted under Modules on Canvas. Formal issues we discussed include the relation of author to reader and the narrative style and strategy of the novel. You also might want to relate the themes you are interested in discussing to the manner in which those themes are conveyed formally in the text through things such as narrative approach, metaphor, description, characterization, plot, setting, story structure, etc.

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The Narrow Corner, by Somerset Maugham is attached as a file.

Mrs. Dalloway, by Virginia Woolf is attached as a file.