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Essay Instructions: My essay is to examine the role of the protagonist in these 3 novels. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Emma by Jane Austen and My Name is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok.

My direction say: Compare and conrast the journey each protagonist makes toward self-awareness. Discuss the ways in which three literary elements of each novel affect the readers perception of the protagonist's growth.

I am to cite evidence from each novel using APA format and use direct quotes also using APA format.

Essay Instructions: A 5-Paragraph essay that compares and contrasts the protagonist and antagonist in the short story called "Killings" by Andre Dubus.

Essay Instructions: In four brief, but well-written, essays, discuss each one of the following topics from watching the video of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie."
1. Protagonist and Antagonist
Whom would you describe as the protagonist and antagonist of this play? Why? What conflict is resolved between them?
2. Technical Elements
Discuss the setting of the video. How did it differ from what you might have seen on stage instead of on film? What, if any, significance did costume choices play in the production?
3. Idea
What was the idea that Williams wanted us to see? Support your answer with specific details from the video.
4. Acting styles
Compare and contrast the acting styles of the individual performers who play the characters in the video. Don't compare and contrast the characters, but the actors who portray them. Note: Comment on the actors by name. Note how they perform.

Essay Instructions: must be a minimum 5-paragraph essay and include a Title, Introduction with a Thesis Sentence, Body Paragraphs with Topic Sentences, and a Conclusion can be more than five paragraphs, but there should a Thesis point for each Body Paragraph to incorporate THREE-SIX quotations from the drama AND THREE-SIX quotations from THREE-SIX Scholarly Secondary Resources using MLA Documentation style, Resources using MLA Documentation style,
cite the quotations using MLA, and include the Drama and Secondary Resources on a
Works Cited page using MLA. Do NOT use more than two block quotes in the essay.
3 should be written using ?Formal Language? (DO NOT use ?I? or You?). Do NOT use World Wide Web (www) Internet sources.
*Do NOT use dictionaries, newspapers, popular magazines, children/teen sources, personal websites, online essay sites, drama guides, Wikipedia, Cliffnotes, or Sparknotes. At least THREE of the secondary resources must discuss the primary source (the Drama).
The other secondary resources may discuss the author of the Drama.
. Pick ONE component of the drama to analyze and research; for example, dramatic structure, character, or cultural analysis. Avoid giving a plot summary, explication, or critique. Do Not define literary terms or other words. Start the essay with an interesting Title that reflects the content of the essay. In the Introduction, start by stating the title of the drama and the author?s name, give a short summary of the drama, give background about the drama and/or author (cite resources), and state the Thesis Sentence (Pick ONE Topic listed below for Thesis points). The last sentence of the Introduction is the Thesis Sentence. There should a Thesis point for each Body Paragraph (3-5 Thesis points/Body Paragraphs). Each Body Paragraph should start with a Topic Sentence which should include the Thesis point the Body Paragraph will discuss. Use quotations from the drama and the secondary resources in each Body Paragraph to support the analysis. Use quotations in the Introduction and Conclusion if needed. After each quotation, analyze and discuss the quotation in the following sentences. In the Conclusion, show how the analysis supports the theme of the drama (Ch. 10 ?Theme?)
Pick ONE of the following Topics to Analyze and Research for the Drama:
1. Analyze and Research Chapter 17 ?Dramatic Structure.? Do NOT just write a plot summary; instead,
argue that the work DOES NOT follow the typical dramatic structure of a drama.
Discuss how foreshadowing, flashback, and/or irony are used.
2. Analyze and Research Chapter18 ?Character.? Analyze ONE character from the drama: argue if
he/she is the protagonist or antagonist, the type of character he/she is (main/minor, dynamic/static, or
flat/round), what his/her motivations are, and/or if he/she is a modern or tragic hero.
3. Analyze and Research Chapter 19 ?Cultural Analysis.? Analyze ONE cultural aspect of the drama.

these are the books i would like you to use please.
Susan Glaspell's century of American women : a critical interpretation of her work / Veronica Makowsky.
Makowsky, Veronica A.
1993
24 favorite one-act plays / edited by Bennett Cerf and Van H. Cartmell.
The Oxford book of women's writing in the United States / edited by Linda Wagner-Martin, Cathy N. Davidson.
Susan Glaspell a life / Linda Ben-Zvi.
American playwrights, 1880-1945 : a research and production sourcebook / edited by William W. Demastes
Images of women in literature / Mary Anne Ferguson.