MLA research paper

For this assignment, you will write a two - paged paper about how Mary Ann Evans uses a specific literary tool or tools, such as symbolism and/or internal conflict, to explore a particular theme, such as "the redemptive nature of love" or "the importance of community" or "the relationship between status and identity". As this is a research paper, you will need to use quotes from Silas Marner, as well as literary criticism about the novel. You will be expected to cite both the primary source (the novel) and a secondary sources in each body paragraph. You will have two secondary sources and these should be listed on your works cited page, along with the novel.

Each body paragraph should follow the MEAL format and include...

...a main idea (how Eliot uses a literary tool to illustrate/explore a theme)

...a quote from the primary source as part of your evidence

...a quote from a secondary source as part of your analysis

...a link back to the theme

Your paper will begin with an introduction. The introduction should follow the format you have learned in class, beginning with a quote (of your choice) and ending with a thesis statement/road map. The essay should end with a conclusion which summarizes your essay's main points.

The essay is due on January 23rd to turnitin.com

Go here and find two analytic essays on Silas Marner.

Silas Marner

Date: 1861

Author: George Eliot

From: Facts On File Companion to the British Novel: Beginnings through the 19th Century, vol. 1.

The Parallel Stories of Godfrey and Silas

Date: 1960

On Silas Marner by George Eliot

Author: Jerome Thale

From: George Eliot, Bloom's Major Novelists.

George Eliot's Conception of Sympathy

Date: 1985

On Silas Marner by George Eliot

Author: Elizabeth Deeds Ermarth

From: Silas Marner, Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations.

Biblical Realism in Silas Marner

Date: 1986

On Silas Marner by George Eliot

Author: Harold Fisch

From: Silas Marner, Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations.