Summary of a worn path eudora welty

Final Paper Literary Analysis

Why Write a Literary Analysis?

Literature teaches us about the value of conflict. We experience conflict in our personal relationships and in our interactions with society. A literary analysis helps us recognize the conflict at work in literature; this gives us greater insight into the personal conflicts that we face. In addition, learning how to closely read, analyze, and critique a text is beneficial beyond a literature course in that it improves our writing, reading, and critiquing abilities overall.

How to Write a Literary Analysis

It is important to understand that some conflicts in literature might not always be obvious. Considering how an author addresses conflict via literary techniques can reveal other more complex conflicts or different kinds of conflicts that interact in multiple ways. Analyzing those more complicated elements can help you discover what literature represents about the human experience and condition. With this in mind, consider that your thesis might be a claim about how conflict is represented in a work, whether through character, setting, or tone. This is not a personal reflection on conflict in general or a conflict you face but an analysis of how literary elements are used to express a conflict in a given literary work—in this case, a short story.

See attaced file ( FINAL_AWORNPATH) for the assignment

The Literary Analysis THESE ARE THE REQURIMENTS

Must be four to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style

Must include a separate title page with the following:

Title of paper A WORN PATH (this is my title)
Student's name
Course name and number ENG 125 Introduction to Literature (this is the course name and number)
Paper prompt # 3 (this is my prompt number)
Instructor's name
Date submitted

Must use one primary source (THIS IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE- Welty, E. (1941). A worn path.) SEE ATTACED FILE A WORN PATH

and two secondary scholarly sources in addition to the course text.

The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types (See attached file).
Must document all sources in APA style

Sample_Literary_Analysis_with_comments and Thesis Statements and Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (1)

The literary analysis should be organized around your rough draft and thesis statement.(SEE ATTACED FILE A WORN PATHROUGH DRAFT) Your thesis is the controlling idea of the entire essay. In the Week One assignment you submitted a proposal in which you chose a topic based on the List of Writing Prompts. You also identified a short story to analyze from the List of Literary Works.(see attached file proposal for final) In Week Two you compiled an annotated bibliography in which you identified your primary and secondary sources. (See attached file annotated bibliography) In Week Three, you created a rough draft and revised your working thesis. You also incorporated research into this draft. (SEE ATTACED FILE A WORN PATHROUGH DRAFT)

Assignment Instructions:EVERYTHING HIGHLIGHTED, UNDERLINED, IN RED, OR ATTACHED FILES ARE EVERY IMPORTANT TO THIS ASSIGNMENT.

In this assignment, you will refine that thesis and essay even further and develop your argument.(SEE ATTACED FILE A WORN PATHROUGH DRAFT) You are required to incorporate your instructor’s feedback in your Final Paper (see attached file feedback on final and attached file a worn path draft notes) also see attached file wb5ntp193390, this is feedback from the writing center.

In your paper,

1. Create a detailed introduction that contains a thesis that offers a debatable claim based on one of the prompts on the list. “A Worn Path” (Eudora Welty, 1941) – 5.3 in Journey into Literature (THIS IS THE TOPIC I CHOSE) I have attached a file with the story from the text book. (Here is the reference for the text book if needed ENG 125 2e: Journey into Literature, Second Edition - R. Wayne Clugston)

2. Apply critical thought by analyzing the primary source you selected from the approved List of Literary Works. Avoid summary and personal reflection. A Worn Path will be the primary source. ( see attached file A worn path)

3. Develop body paragraphs that contain clear topic sentences and examples that support the argument.

4. Write a conclusion that reaffirms the thesis statement and includes a summary of the key ideas in essay. SEE ATTACHED FILE WORKINGTHESIS_PARAGRAPH

5. Apply your knowledge of literary elements and other concepts in your response to the prompt. Reference the list of literary elements found in Week Two of the course and discussion forums. (SEE ATTACHED FILE Literary Techniques)

6. Incorporate research from the primary and secondary sources

THIS IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE- Welty, E. (1941). A worn path .

THSES ARE THE SECONDARY SOURCES - Gale, C. L. (2016). A Study Guide to Eudora Welty's A Worn Path . Farmington Hills: Gale, Cengage Learning.

Hofer, F. (2014). Life is a journey - an interpretation of eudora weltys "a worn path.” Place of publication not identified: Grin Verlag.

FEEL FREE TO CHANGE SECONDARY SOURCES IF NEEDED

I added this content for you to use if it will help with the final paper.

For your literary analysis essay, choose ONE prompt and text pairing that interests you. Then, take a look at the guiding questions for the text you choose. You don’t necessarily need to answer all of these questions in your paper. The questions are there to help get you thinking in a direction that will be more likely to lead you to a successful literary analysis.

Consider the role of setting, or context, in one of the works. For example, a story that takes place in a wild and natural setting might include characters struggling against nature to survive. A story set in a city might include themes of alienation and anonymity because of the impersonal crowds and busy city life. Cultural contexts can combine with both urban and rural elements to produce further meaning, as well. Consider the following questions as you critically read one of the texts below: Does the protagonist conflict with the setting or have particular interactions with it? Does the protagonist’s relationship with the setting connect with his/her development as a character? Does the setting reveal other themes and conflicts?

This is the prompt I chose to write about

“A Worn Path” (Eudora Welty, 1941) – 5.3 in Journey into Literature

Guiding Questions:

1. Clugston suggests that “[t]he setting in this story is in a particular season -- the Christmas season.” Why is this significant considering the plot?

2. Clugston (2011) further writes: “The physical setting changes during Phoenix Jackson's journey. How does each environment she encounters reflect her character?”

3. Phoenix Jackson encounters many obstacles on her journey. To what non-physical challenges do they allude?