A rose for Emily

Your short-story essay is a critical essay, which is simply a type of essay that analyzes or interprets a work of literature (or a particular part or aspect of that work). For this essay, you will be expected to present a theory or state an idea about a literary work and to support that theory or idea as persuasively as possible, using evidence and quotations A Rose for EmilyFor this story, you must try to defend Emily, showing why she should not ultimately be blamed for the murder of Homer Barron. Research? You should not do any research for this essay. Your essay should be the result of a close rereading of the story where you look for and present evidence from the story to support your thesis. If you do research, you might end up plagiarizing, which will cause you to receive a grade of zero for the essay. The introductionThe introduction is the beginning paragraph that must capture the interest of the reader and inform the audience what the paper will be about. (Your thesis statement is the last sentence of the introduction.) The bodyThese paragraphs support your central idea and give evidence to convince the reader to accept your thesis. (You should add several quotations from the story here). The conclusionThe conclusion is the final paragraph of your paper. This paragraph should bring the paper to a smooth conclusion, restating your thesis idea. Works Cited Page You must include a Works Cited page at the end of your essay. It should list the bibliographic information for the story. In-text citations When you use quotations from your story (which you must do), then you must cite the quotation according to MLA by placing the authors last name and page number in parentheses.