Journal 4

You are about to write your first literary analysis. Are you prepared to write this? What do you plan to write about? How will you go about writing the essay? Do you have a writing process? Describe your process and what you plan to write about in as much detail as possible.
Am I prepared to write this upcoming literary analysis…….hmmmm..That’s a great question. Physically, yes. I have all the capabilities needed to write it. I have a pretty good idea about what I need and how to write a literary analysis. Mentally, I do not know if I have a strong desire or great energy source to write this first literary analysis. However, seeing how this paper is for a grade, I have no choice but to be prepared and continue to prepare myself to write it. Right now, my idea is to write my analysis on how A Rose for Emily is extremely symbolic of the old south flirting with succumbing to the ways of the north post-civil war. I think this should be a pretty great story to analyze because the options are endless. You can compare what goes on in this story to the North and South from a million different angles; or you could just compare it to how Miss Emily could have just been a psycho. You could talk about how significant Tobe is or is not in the story regarding the North and South during that time period. You could talk about how Miss Emily is symbolic of the old south as a whole. You could even discuss how the town itself was representative of different issues that went on during the post-civil war era. I figure, as long as I stay on topic I can’t go wrong with this story because there are so many different ways that I could go about writing the analysis. To write this essay, I will start off by coming up with a thesis. Once I do that I will pull at least three pieces of evidence to prove my thesis. Then I’ll find some quotes to back my claims from the text. Next, I’ll write an outline so that I can try to have a pretty decent structural foundation for my paper. Next I will find a quote that closely relates to my thesis or the story. Depending on how I feel, I may or may not begin my paper with the quote that I find. After that, I will probably have writers block for a few hours, maybe even a day or two. Finally at some point I will realize that my due date is rapidly approaching so I will buckle down and write my paper. After I write it, I will get my mom and maybe my roommate to proof read it for me. I don’t usually read over my own papers. I probably should, but I really don’t like to. So lastly, I’ll make changes from my mom and roommate, then I’ll get an English teacher to read it for me and I’ll make the necessary changes. Finally, I will turn my paper in on time! After that I’ll pray I get an A.