Ms. Gokturk

Trends in Literature

 

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In Class Essay

 

Write a critical essay in which you discuss the two films we watched from the particular perspective on ONE of the critical lenses provided. Interpret the lens into your own words. Decide whether you agree or disagree with your interpretation as seen in BOTH films.

 

You have the entire period to write. Please submit your final work to turnitin.com at the end of the period. Thanks.

 

In your introductory paragraph, provide a clear thesis/position statement that applies your interpretation and position to both films. Cite the film titles.

 

In each body paragraph, develop one main idea to support your position. Avoid plot summary. Instead, use specific references and literary/film techniques/elements from the two films (theme, characterization, setting, point of view, camera shots/angles, color, timing, sound, juxtaposition, symbolism, irony, structure, etc.) to develop your analysis. Assume your reader (me) has seen the films and you are highlighting

 

CRITICAL LENS BANK: Choose ONE to serve as the basis for building your thesis/position.

 

  1. “… although the world is full of suffering, it is full of the overcoming of it.” – Helen Keller

 

  1. “All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.” -- James Reston

  2. “The real hero is always a hero by mistake…” -- Umberto Eco

  3. “…it is the human lot to try and fail...” —David Mamet

 

  1. “Attention Must Be Paid.” The New York Times

 

  1. “You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.” —Yann Martel

 

  1. “To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.” —Bernadette Devlin

 

  1. “It is not what an author says but what he or she whispers that is important.” – Logan Pearsall Smith

 

  1. “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” --― Albert Einstein