How do I write about Amy Tan's "Two Kinds?"

This posting offers possible writing topics and prompts related to Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds.” It also suggests some ways to analyze the text.

Maya Angelou’s “Graduation” is explored.

Study Guide: What is the controlling/main idea of Maya Angelou’s “Graduation” (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)? DISCUSSION: The controlling/main idea of a piece of writing is often referred to as a THESIS. Here are some characteristics of a thesis: (More Details Follow) SAMPLE RESPONSE: The controlling idea in the excerpt “Graduation” is (More Details Follow) PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: The above sample is (More Details Follow)

This solution offers implications about Yukio Mishima's text.

This posting analyzes this short story in terms of literary elements and critical theories. It particularly examines the use of culture to create setting and characters.

What is a run-on sentence and how do I fix it?

This solution defines what a run-on sentence is, gives an example of one, and tells you how to fix it, again using examples.

"Young Goodman Brown"

Nathaniel Hawthorne has a reputation for ambiguity, intentionally leaving his stories ambiguous and open-ended. Critics have read widely differing meanings into "Young Goodman Brown." Which of the following interpretations is to you most convincing? Is Young Goodman Brown's journey into the forest an evil dream (perhaps inspired by the devil)? Is his journey a dream vision telling him the truth about human nature? Is his journey a symbolic acting out of his own paranoid fears and suspicions about others? Is his journey a symbolic acting out of his own sinful nature, his secret inclination toward evil? Is Hawthorne's vision of evil in this story a re-creation of a historical cycl... click for more