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Evaluate and analyze one of the short stories we have read in class. Examine it using one of the following: character, theme, or symbolism.

  • Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings”
  • Ray Bradbury’s “The Veldt”
  • Karen Russell’s “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves”

For this essay assignment, students will individually choose one story that we read discussed in class. Analyze the story by one element: character(s), the theme, or the symbolism. Be sure to cite specific examples from the story to support your evaluation. These examples should be supported with in-text citations correctly formatted according to MLA guidelines.