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Topic: In what ways do Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black…
Topic: In what ways do Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil” and “The Birthmark” explore the theme of human imperfection?
Working Thesis Statement: Through the use of symbolism, characterization, and irony, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Minister’s Black Veil” and “The Birthmark” both illustrate the damaging effects of obsessing over human imperfection and the importance of accepting the flaws that make us human.
Critical Secondary Sources:
1. Smith, John. “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Exploration of Human Imperfection in ‘The
Minister’s Black Veil.'” Journal of American Literature, vol. 42, no. 3, 2010, pp. 56-78.
2.Johnson, Mary. “The Birthmark and the Pursuit of Perfection.” Studies in American Fiction, vol. 28, no. 2, 2012, pp. 89-104.
3.Brown, Emily. “Symbolism in ‘The Minister’s Black Veil’ and ‘The Birthmark’: Unveiling Imperfections.” Hawthorne Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 2015, pp. 120-136.
4.Davis, Robert. “Hawthorne’s Allegorical Portrayal of Human Imperfection.” American Literary Review, vol. 37, no. 4, 2018, pp. 67-82.
The formatting should be typed like an essay. I need help on the intro, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd body paragraphs and conclusion and could you please explain in depth on each one?
Purpose
The research paper assignment for this course is due at the end of week 7. The skills required in the successful completion of this assignment are the concluding step in the GMC ENG 101/ENG 102 sequence, effectively displaying your skills as a writer, researcher, and critical thinker.
Research Paper Instructions
Your research paper should be an argumentative essay that makes a specific claim about two or more of the course readings. The claim should incorporate some specific school of literary theory discussed in class. Support this claim and argument in a coherent, developed, and organized essay of (not counting the works cited page) and must also successfully use at least 4 critical secondary sources.
The bulleted list below provides general options for paper topics. The entirety of the class reading assignments can be found in the Course Syllabus, under “Course Schedule.” The list below provides general options for paper topics:
A topic focusing on a single text from class-assigned literature.
A topic focusing on multiple texts (but no more than 2) by different authors. At least one of these texts must come from class-assigned literature.
A topic focusing on multiple texts (but no more than 3) by the same author. At least one of these texts must come from class-assigned literature.
Make sure your thesis is one that is arguable and requires research to effectively answer or prove. Don’t be afraid to take a leap and put forward a new, creative, and/or unique interpretation, provided you can support that claim with reasonable textual evidence and research.
Remember that you have three methods for incorporating outside information into any paper: you can quote (use the source’s exact words), paraphrase (put the source’s words into your own), or summarize (boil down information from a source to a sentence summary. Also remember that each of these methods needs to be cited using correct M L A formatting and documentation;
Avoid unnecessary plot summary and/or biographical information. Assume that your reader has already read the work you are discussing– readers don’t need your help understanding what happens in a story; they need your help understanding why these things happened and what they might mean.
Organize your argument to maximize its effectiveness. Your introduction should include a thesis. Each paragraph of your paper should include a topic sentence that references your thesis. Each sentence in each paragraph should directly support that paragraph’s topic sentence.
