Posted: November 18th, 2015

"Hands" by Sherwood Anderson

Research paper:

MLA format

Story: “Hands” by Sherwood Anderson

Five work cited at least

Please answer the thesis question that you would like to answer about your story in your research paper.

1. How do the elements of the story (e.g. style, structure, imagery, tone, characterization, setting, point of view, OR symbolism) work together to create the reader’s total experience? (Select at least one of these approaches.)

OR

2. What do we discover about the story when we focus on the words of the text rather than facts about the author’s life or the historical milieu in which the text was written?

OR

3. What message(s) is ther author communicating in his/her story and how does he/she achieve this through the use of characterization, plot structure, and setting?

OR

4. Your own thesis

(If you have any further question about the assignment requirements, please contact me, thank you!)