Essays / LIT PAPER on a short story of my choice- Need help [10]

Thanks Sarah, I have some notes on what she wanted. When i get those from my lap top, i will post them up so we can get a better idea as to what she is looking for.

Be back in a few, Thanks again!

Essays / LIT PAPER on a short story of my choice- Need help [10]

Hello again. So this is the outline of what the paper is/should be.

THE LITERARY RESEARCH PAPER

Well written LITERARY essay, on a topic of your choice that meets the criteria below. Choose a short story you like from the listed authors, and create a unified study of some aspect of the chosen story. For example: a topic concerning theme or characterization or reliability of the narrator.

Include at least one direct quotation and one other reference -- whether direct quotation or not - to each of your two critical works. (SO, THAT'S 2 CRITICS, TWICE EACH!)

I have yet to choose an author, but to the matter at hand; how would I go about writing such a paper?
How would I go about including the critics in the paper?

And my Proff is not approachable. She is one of those, " you should have done this in high school, ask a classmate".

Essays / LIT PAPER on a short story of my choice- Need help [10]

Hi again.

I found that author, "O. Henry", was an author i could write about.
I read, "The Gift of the Magi," and i found it to be filled with irony. As well, the tone and style may be something to regards, to this story.

I may be interested in choosing this as my author and story. Just to give you an idea as to where i am leaning towards.

Essays / LIT PAPER on a short story of my choice- Need help [10]

Hello.

Yes, i believe she meant a quote from a critic, which you assumed to be the case.

I have been googling for critics, however i have not found anything of use at the moment. Do you know of any other methods of finding any critics on this story?

Also, im unsure of which topic i want to persue. I have to have enough info for a 650 word essay, and frankly this is not my place of expertise. I am not asking for someone to give me my topic and examples but, some feed back or info on the particular story would be great, to get me a jump start.

thanks again, this forum is GREAT

Essays / LIT PAPER on a short story of my choice- Need help [10]

Hello again.

I decided to do my lit paper on, Kate Chopin: "The story of an hour".
The main point I will be talking about is the theme and to a lesser not, the irony in the story.

If you know of any resources for this story, let me know and hopefully it will make my writing process more enjoyable.