Choose one of the following and develop it into a supported, proven 3000 word essay. You are expected to complete research. At least two other, secondary texts are required other than the story or poem you choose. Secondary sources should be outside research material about the story or thesis you have chosen. This does not mean for you to choose other stories. You are expected to provide textual support from all of these sources and cite them correctly according to the MLA format. A work cited page is also required.
1. Choose a poem or poems or a short story that we have covered in class. Demonstrate how the text you’ve chosen is an example of Modernist ideology. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?
2. Choose a poem or poems or a short story that we have covered in class. Demonstrate how the text you’ve chosen is an example of a tragedy. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?
3. Choose a poem or poems or a short story that we have covered in class. Demonstrate how the text you’ve chosen is an example of Naturalist ideology. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?

This is the poems that we covered in class:

“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”

How is nature presented in “To Build a Fire”? What role does it play in the narrative? In “To Build a Fire” what is the difference between knowledge and instinct?

In “The Open Boat” how are the characters described? How does their job affect how they are portrayed?

What are the characteristics of “A Streetcar Named Desire” that make it a piece of naturalist literature