For this first essay, I want you to use New Historicism Criticism to help analyze the short story, "Big Black Good Man" starting on page 237 of your Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing textbook. This means that you will want to consider the time period in which it was written. Since New Historicism allows for readers to connect to modern culture (the time period in which it is read instead of when it was written), you are welcome to make that connection as well. In addition, you will want to identify a theme within the story, some message you feel the writer is trying to convey. How does the writer go about developing this theme to make a societal argument?
In writing this essay you will want to research the time period as well as identify a theme in the story you have chosen. Looking up what literary critics have to say will help you to explore the content of the story and shed light on problems you may be having with analyzing the text. You will need to bring in a minimum of four sources to help you explore the themes and cultural context (New Historicism Criticism) of your chosen story. One of your sources must be our Portable Literature: Reading, Reacting, Writing textbook since you will need to directly quote the story.
You may be thinking: Hey, this is similar to the Literary Analysis #1 that we completed for Wright’s story; can I include information from it in my essay? The answer is, YES! You are welcome, and encouraged, to use any information from the literary analysis assignment that you find useful in working towards this essay.
You will have an opportunity to revise this essay for a higher grade after I have finished grading it. You will also have an opportunity to revise Essay #2, but you will not be able to revise Essay #3 for a higher grade.
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