The Human Experience Ninth Edition by Richard Abcarian).
Use the information in your textbook about reading fiction and about analysis (LHE 6- 11, 50-57) to guide you as you
write an argumentative essay that responds to the following prompt=>
What is the primary argument made by Pauline Melville in her short story “The Sparkling Bitch” (LHE 373)? How does
Melville support this argument within the text? How do literary features (e.g. symbolism, dialogue, tone, etc.)
contribute to the argument? How successful is Melville’s argument? Please use terminology appropriate to the analysis of
fiction within your analytical essay.
The revised essay must be 1500-2000+ words long and is worth 150 points.
The story assigned to the prompt that you choose will be your primary source material, and you should rely heavily on
evidence obtained through close reading of that story in your essay. In addition, you must use at least one secondary
source that is either a book or an article from a journal or magazine (print and electronic versions are both fine).
This use should be substantive, not a mere token quotation.
If you wish to use any other types of secondary sources (such as information that you find on the Internet), you must
submit a typed proposal by 7/1 explaining what those sources are and why you think they are necessary for you to use. I
will let you know as soon as possible if I will permit you to use those sources.
Your essay must follow the MLA guidelines for format and documentation.
Assume that your audience is not familiar with the story that you have chosen to analyze. Use a formal tone; do not
refer to the assignment in the essay. Do not use first or second person pronouns unless you are quoting from one of your
sources.
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