McCarthy, Cormac. Blood Meridian.
You will submit an essay, covering materials read .You will cover at least one of the major readings that we discussed in class during this period; you are welcome to include more than one, in order to take a compare/contrast approach, or to relate these readings to other works
All essays should follow MLA format in terms of page layout, header, no cover page, et cetera, as well as any citations. This goes for the readings themselves, what we call the Primary Source, but doubly so if you make direct reference to any outside article, film, or any other work.
You MUST include a citation at the end. All direct textual references to a work WITHIN your essay must include a proper, parenthetical in-text citation. On that note, I would strongly recommend making abundant use of quotes, as they demonstrate that you are truly engaging with and comprehending the works we cover.
As for content, every essay must have a strong central thesis or idea, uniting every other aspect that you discuss.
Find something of merit to tell me about how these works reflect our times or the times in which they were written.
The golden rule is: dont just summarize. I already know what happens in the story, but what I dont know is your perspective on it. A bit of plot synopsis is fine, but these essays should be 15% synopsis, 85% analysis, if even that much.
Regarding titles: all short works or component works of larger collection should be given in “quotes”, i.e., “The Raven.” All longer works or titles of compilations are given in italics, i.e., Blood Meridian.