Write an analysis of a theme in the following short story:
Tillie Olsen I Stand Here Ironing
Your thesis should reflect three points (aspects of theme) that you are going to focus on in your paper. Another approach to thematic analysis is to illustrate three methods by which an author develops a theme.
Quote liberally from the short story (citing in-text MLA style). Look up how to quote short prose passages as well as how to block longer passages of prose. Remember to introduce each quote with an independent clause (followed by a colon); the introduction to a quote provides you with an opportunity to state an opinion and make clear why the quote is significant.
You will need a works cited page (MLA format) in which you cite the short story.
You are to use only TWO sources for this paperthe short story itself AND one peer-reviewed article from a scholarly database from the my school Library Databases (such as JSTOR Academic Search Complete or ProQuest). The article should be either a critique of the short story or a discussion of themes in the works of the writer of that short story.
The link to my school library databases will be provided below inside the zip raralong with the story and should include this citation to be placed at the end
Kirschner Linda Heinlein. I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen.The English Journal vol. 65 no. 1 1976 pp. 5859. www.jstor.org/stable/814700.
Quote at least twice from the peer-reviewed article in your paper.
Length: 2-3 pages (minimum) double spaced 12-point font one-inch margins
Review of the -word theme:
I. Paragraph IIntroduction
Lead-in (mention the title of the work the authors name and the date of
composition)
Provide a brief synopsis (2-3 sentences with the gist of the work)
Thesis statementlist the points to be developed in the body of the paper
II. Paragraph 2First Body Paragraph
Follow the topic sentence with supportand in a literary analysis that means
quotations quotations quotations!
III. Paragraph 3Second Body Paragraph-
Follow the topic sentence with supportand in a literary analysis that means
quotations quotations quotations!
IV. Paragraph 4Third Body Paragraph
Follow the topic sentence with supportand in a literary analysis that means
quotations quotations quotations!
V. Paragraph 5The Conclusion
Mirror the introductionrestate the thesis restate the major points without
being repetitive
End with an important thought a provocative idea a quote

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