In a brief, one page essay, choose any character from any one of the stories we’ve read thus far and describe the techniques (“Showing” “Telling” “Saying”, etc.,) that the author uses to establish that character. Remember to include specific examples from the story you’ve chosen to support your point, and to document any outside sources proprerly.
1) Alexie’s “Superman and Me
2) In “Daughter of Invention,”
3) Alice Walker’s “The Flowers,”
4) Plot in “Love in L.A.
5) Symbols in “The Secret Goldfish
6) Setting in “Hills Like White Elephant
7) Theme in “Everyday Use”
8 Narrative voice in “The House on Mango Street”