Write a literary analysis on the yellow wall-paper.

This is a literary analysis on the Yellow Wall-Paper. ENG 101/Payne
FA 2020
Paper Assignment Two: Analyze a Literary Work (Literary Analysis)

Requirements:

• Due Dates:
o Draft Due Date (minimum 600 words) 10/11
o Final Due Date (minimum 600 words) 10/18, midnight

• Additional requirements for this type of writing:

• Follow MLA formatting; Do not use any form of the word “you” in your writing; Do not use contractions in your writing.
• A clear thesis statement should appear in the last sentence slot of the first paragraph.
• Make sure your paper contains at least five paragraphs.
• The authors’ names and the titles of the works must appear somewhere in the first paragraph of the essay.
• Once the authors are introduced, they may be referred to by their last names, never by their first names only.
• The title of a short story is in quotation marks (“Hills Like White Elephants”).
• All textual features (discussion about the text) should be written in the present tense (e.g., “Chopin writes that…”).
• Support your argument with evidence from the text. (“The community in Faulkner’s story is a character in and of itself. We see the community’s characterization when it maintains constant oversight and meddling in Emily’s life. For example, when Emily….”)
• You must include proper MLA citations when using direct quotes from the story. But: No more than ten percent of your paper should be direct quotes from the story. Paraphrase/summarize where possible; quote only when absolutely necessary.
• You must include a works cited page for this paper.
• Avoid plot summary. I’ve read the story you are analyzing; I don’t need for you to tell me the story again. You may (and should) use portions of the text to prove a point you are making, but the goal in writing about any literary work is never to simply restate the plot; the assignment asks you to analyze the writing.

Grade Weight: 20% of overall course grade

Instructions/guidelines for the paper:
The concept/term personal agency is defined as the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices. We often say we are free to do whatever we want (meaning we have personal agency), but the truth is sometimes certain societal structures or expectations (societal attitudes toward marriage, gender, religion, etc.) are serving as a barrier to a person’s agency or ability to act independently and make choices. Take gender, for example: we have certain societal expectations of gender roles in our culture: women are the nurturers and men are the providers. It doesn’t mean that this is always the case, obviously, but this expectation is what we call a societal norm, and when people step outside that norm, they can often encounter resistance from society. If they acquiesce or give in to that resistance, they cannot do what they wish, and essentially, they lose agency or the capacity to act independently.
The two stories assigned for this literary analysis paper include characters who are subject to the expectations of societal norms of the 19th century, and because of these expectations, they experience varying degrees of loss in their personal agency.
Write an essay wherein you read and then analyze one of the short stories assigned this unit by answering this question: How does a of loss of agency (or agency, in general) play a role in the characters of this story?

1. The introduction of the essay should mention the stories/authors you intend to write about. The introduction SHOULD NOT summarize the body points of the essay.
2. The concept of personal agency should be explained in the introduction.
3. The three body paragraphs should explain three ways that the concept of agency plays a role in the story.
4. The conclusion should bring the essay to an end; it SHOULD NOT summarize the three points listed in the essay’s body paragraphs.

Texts you may use for this paper:
“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
(if needed, Page #647-656)