Literature, Critical analysis: ompare and contrast how the “Modern” man is represented in texts by two different authors

Choose ONE topic to write about :

Write a critical analysis of ONE of the works from week 3 or week 4.

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Compare and contrast how the “Modern” man is represented in texts by two different authors from week 3 and/or week 4.

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Which author in week 4 seems most representative of the Modern Viewpoint as you understand it? Explain. Some research on modernism might be required here. Be sure to identify at lease 3 reasons or points to explore in the body of this paper.

Choose ONE topic to write about.
The essay should be between 750-950 words, and follow the basic 5 paragraph essay format: an introduction containing a strong thesis statement, three or more body paragraphs and a conclusion paragraph. It should be written in size 12 Times New Roman, double spaced and in MLA format. The word count doesn’t include the work cited page. Be sure to cite the story you are analyzing as well as any outside sources used to support the analysis. The reading to choose from are as follows:
Week 3 (naturalism and Regionalism)
Stephen Crane “The Open Boat”
John London “To Build A Fire”
Sarah O. Jewett “A White Heron”
Willa Cather “Paul’s Case”

Week 4 (Modernism)
Ernest Hemingway “The Fight on the Hilltop”, or “The Chauffeurs Of Madrid”
F. Scott Fitzgerald “Babylon Revisited”
John Steinbeck “The Chrysanthemums”
E. E. Cummings “In Just”, “Since Feeling is First”, or “Buffalo Bill’s Defunct”
T. S. Eliot “The Love Song Of Alpharetta Prufrock”, or “The Hollow Man”

Work cited:
The work cited page should be a separate page. Be sure to use MLA format for work cited as well as any in text citation. No more then 10% should be paraphrased or quotations taken from the readings or outside source.