Your essay will use the thesis that you have been working on as a point of departure, and will follow these specifications:
- It will present a comparative argument based on the literary analysis of textual evidence. Though you can include some relevant research to contextualize your argument, it must stay within the field of literary analysis.
- It will include the analysis of three of the texts that we read this semester. For each text analyzed, you will include at least one relevant cited passage, which will serve as the textual evidence that you will analyze.
- It will have a clear introduction, containing the thesis (which does not need to be identical to the version that you presented to the class), and an effective conclusion.
- It will dedicate relatively equal amount of analysis (in terms of word count) to each one of the analyzed works.
- It will be between 1500-1750 words, using Times New Roman 12 pt. double-spaced, with margins of 1 inch on all sides.
- It will use the MLA style to format all the elements of the body of the essay, as well as the final list of Works Cited.
Almada, Selva. Dead Girls. Translated by Annie McDermott. Charco Press, 2020.Enriquez, Mariana. A Sunny Place for Shady People. Translated by Megan McDowell. Granta Books, 2024.Sosa Villada, Camila. Bad Girls. Translated by Kit Maude. Charco Press, 2021.
