Comparative Essay (Clever Manka and Eveline

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Comparative Analysis Essay on “Clever Manka” and James Joyce’s “Eveline” Over the next 2-3 classes, you will be writing a comparative essay in class on the stories “Clever Manka” and “Eveline”. An essay is a clearly organized and coherent piece of writing with a thesis or main idea, and with paragraphs that develop your idea or observations by referring to details from the stories. A comparative essay examines the similarities and differences between two stories: in this case, you will be examining Manka and Eveline, protagonists who have a similar set of circumstances but who are different in character, who are treated quite differently by the men in their lives, and who have very different fates (their “fate” is what happens to them at the end of the stories). It is your task to explain in what ways precisely they are similar and different. Essay assignment: Compare and contrast the protagonists of “Clever Manka” and “Eveline”: their characters and circumstances, their fates and the roles of others in their lives. Draft due dates: First Body Paragraph: Monday, 11 Feb (2%); BP2: Wednesday, 13 Feb (2%); Introduction and Conclusion: Monday, 18 Feb; Final edited version: Monday, 25 Feb (15%). Minimum length requirement: 600 words (not including quotations) The minimum content requirements for an analytical essay are outlined below: Introduction (Style and Substance 13-22): 1. Interesting and relevant lead-in or opening statement(s) (Style and Substance 20-21) 2. Clear identification of topic, author and text 3. Thesis statement (your central argument or interpretation) (Style and Substance 14-19) 4. Method statement: in this case, a brief, concise comparison (Style and Substance 19-20) Each Body Paragraph (Style and Substance 22-28): 1. Topic Sentence (Style and Substance 22-24): The topic sentence should express the paragraph’s

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