Write a 750-word minimum (no max) response to “The Boarding House.” This time do not summarize -analyze instead. Don’t tell me what happened in the story -tell me what you think the story is about, what theme or themes the author was exploring, and what idea or message Joyce was conveying through the story.
Ensure you support your concept with close readings and advise at least one piece of textual evidence per paragraph. If there is a pattern to all of your evidence, you have an even better piece of analysis.
Approach this as a formal writing assignment, with an introduction that clearly identifies the author and work as well as projecting the areas you will cover. I suggest several body paragraphs where you analyze a direct quote and/or situation/theme in each paragraph. Your conclusion can be a very brief summary of your main ideas and overall take on the story.
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