Assignment Compare Different Approaches
Description
You have read and explored a number of stories in this unit. You’ve met a budding chess champion from San Francisco, a down-on-his-luck husband during the Great Depression, and a young man facing bitter cold in the Yukon. Now it’s time to write about these stories.
Of three texts you’ve read— “Rules of the Game,” “Gumption,” and “To Build a Fire” —choose two, and compare and contrast their literary elements.
Specifications
Your completed assignment should
• Address at least two of the following literary elements in the texts you choose: conflict, literary point of view, characters, and setting.
• Maintain an objective tone and employ a formal style throughout the response.
• Be at least two paragraphs long.