On the surface the characterizations of Eveline and Connie contrast more than they do compare with one another, i.e. Eveline is a Fin de Siècle teenager growing up in Dublin, while Connie is a suburban teenager from "Anywhere" U.S.A. in the 1950's-early 60's; Connie has little responsibility at home, while Eveline is the primary caretaker of her father and younger siblings; Eveline is introspective and introverted, while Connie presents as being superficial in nature and extroverted; Eveline is motivated by an ideal rooted in excellence, while Connie strives to shatter any such ideal...(or does she?)
A close reading, HOWEVER, yields a commonality between the two characters, as well as the short stories themselves. Using an intertextual approach write an essay of approximately 700-850 words which discusses, develops, proves, and makes clear one such subject/theme common to both short stories. In deciding the main claim you will make, consider the Community Research forum: your secondary sources will be determined as you choose an approach:
You will need to employ at least one other approach to your literary analysis, i.e. Historical: cultural, Marxist; psychological, and or a gender approach in order to clearly define your parallels. Hint: a cultural/gender/or psychological approach will be most effective in writing this essay.
**Double-Spaced, Times New Roman, 12 Font size; THESIS STATEMENT should be in BOLD/ITALICS **M.L.A. format--all sources must be documented via in text citations and a Works Cited page. Yes, this includes primary texts (short stories). We will continue our discussions in class, but, if you have a question regarding the specificity of this assignment, write it down, and bring to next class session. Consult syllabus for additional essay submission requirements.
AT LEAST TWO SECONDARY SOURCES REQUIRED
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This is what my prof gave the students. you need to write an CRITICAL essay of 700-850 words with A GENDER APPROACH.
Both stories is below link; EVELINE and WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
link1 : http://www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/959/
link2 : https://www.d.umn.edu/~csigler/PDF%20files/oates_going.pdf
Make sure I want you to write an essay with a GENDER APPROACH.