Paper #2 Assignment: Fiction Length: minimum 1,500-2,000 words Format: MLA Directions: write a well-organized and developed paper on one of the options below. Develop and focus the paper on an overall, central, narrow thesis so that you are making a clear argument, not presenting a list or general idea. In other words, avoid plot summary and have a clear point. Option 1: Referencing Carine Pereira Marquess What Is In a Name?: Dislocation and Relocation in The Namesake, explore the importance of Gogols naming and renaming processes throughout the novel. How does Gogols name make his immigrant story different from that of his parents, or even his sister? What larger themes does Lahiri seem to suggest with Gogols naming journey? Incorporate evidence and discussion from both Lahiris novel and Marquess article. Option 2: Using Rudra Prasad Paudels Unhomely Home: Cultural Encounter of Diaspora in Jhumpa Lahiris The Namesake, discuss how Lahiri uses the journey of the Ganguli family (and the journeys of its individual members) to explore the complicated nature of constructing personal identity as an immigrant. Offer evidence from and discussion of both Lahiris novel and Paudels article. Option 3: Using Deirdre F. Bakers Present Tensions, or Its All Happening Now, as a starting point, explore Lahiris use of the present tense to narrate the Gangulis story. How does narrating events as they happen affect how we interpret these events? provide evidence from and discussion of both Lahiris novel and Bakers article. Also, incorporate relevant quotes/paraphrases from one additional source from the Cerro Coso databases that add to your argument. Requirements 1500-2000 words. A clearly articulated and fully supported argument. This includes a well-defined thesis statement placed in the introductory paragraph and fully developed supporting paragraphs that include plenty of good supporting details and examples. Plenty of evidence to support your argument. Introduce and discuss evidence from Lahiri’s novel and the source listed in your chosen option above (Marques, Paudel, or Baker), and include appropriate quotations and paraphrase to support your ideas. Proper MLA formatting. This includes proper placement and punctuation of class information, in-text citations, and Works Cited page. An intriguing, appropriate, and creative title properly capped and centered. Adherence to Standard American English, which means that grammar shows very few, if any, major errors, such as fused sentences, run-ons, and comma splices, and few minor errors. Additionally, essays use capitalization, spelling, apostrophes, semi-colons, colons, and other punctuation correctly. please pick your own title

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