Question 3
ted time-40 minutes. This question counts as one-third of the total essay section score.)
political affairs in the text. They may break social norms, challenge long-held values, subvert expectations, or
Many works
of literature feature a rebel character who changes or disrupts the existing state of societal, familial
, or
participate in other forms of resistance. The character's motivation for this rebellious behavior is often complex
.
disrupts the
existing state of societal, familial, or political affairs. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the
Either from your
own reading or from
the list below, choose a work of fiction in which a character
changes or
complex motivation of the rebel contributes
to an interpretation of the work as a whole.
Do not merely summarize
the plot.
In your response you should do the following:
•
Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.
•Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning.
Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.
⚫Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.
Antigone
Arcadia
Atonement
The Awakening
Brave New World
Catch-22
Ceremony
The Color Purple
The Crucible
Fahrenheit 451
Fences
Frankenstein
The Glass Menagerie
Grendel
Half of a Yellow Sun
The Handmaid's Tale
House Made of Dawn
The House of the Spirits
In the Time of the Butterflies
Invisible Man
Jane Eyre
The Joy Luck Club
Kindred
King Lear
Let the Great World Spin
Love Medicine
Moll Flanders
The Namesake
Native Son
Never Let Me Go
The Nickel Boys
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Paradise Lost
Pride and Prejudice
A Raisin in the Sun
The Scarlet Letter
Southernmost
Sula
Their Eyes Were Watching God
There There
Washington Black
Wuthering Heights