close analysis of scholarly article

For this essay, you will choose a scholarly writing from an academic journal (or, book, dissertation, etc.) and analyze the author’s thesis as well as their writing style. The writing should focus on mythical or magical beings in some capacity.

The following should be included in your essay: 1.) a summary of the author’s main points; 2.) who you believe to be their intended audience; 3.) what you believe to be their goal, if they achieved it, and an explanation of why/why not; and, 4.) your own point of view on the subject/research.

Overall, your argument (thesis) should hinge on how effectively the author persuades readers through their writing. So, you may wish to discuss their word choice, sentence fluency, organization, personal voice, tone, etc.

Example thesis:

Through the use of engaging and accessible language; frequent appeals to logos; and well-organized structure, Laura Sells successfully argues in her article, ‘”Where Do the Mermaids Stand,”‘ that Disney’s The Little Mermaid relays a troubling message to young women: the scope of their future is ultimately very limited due to their gender.

Thesis breakdown:

1.) Topic: Laura Sells’ article “Where Do the Mermaids Stand”?

2.) Your argument: Sells successfully argues that Disney’s The Little Mermaid sends a message to young women that the scope of their future is very limited due to their gender.

3.) The points/How you will support this argument:

• In body paragraph 1, you will analyze her engaging and accessible language and explain how that effectively helped persuade you of her point (ie. that The Little Mermaid sends that troubling message to young women).
• In body paragraph 2, you will analyze her appeals to logos, and how these moments effectively helped persuade you of her point.
• In body paragraph 3, you will analyze her well-organized structure, and how this helped persuade you of her point.

*No more than TWO quotations permitted in this essay; only one block quote (four lines or more).*

750-900 words, MLA format. The use of any form of AI is prohibited for this assignment.

20% of final grade.

Use and analyze this article

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/jung.2011.5.4.83?searchText=vampires&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dvampires%26so%3Drel&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_gsv2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af71ce02fde913e4d9ca83504cccc3d9f&seq=8