Which of the following would be best suited as a hook for a literary analysis
essay?
A. Writers use all sorts of techniques when they write their novels.
Characterization, symbolism, imagery - the list goes on. I think
they're all very good at what they do to be able
to use all of
these
techniques at once.
B. People don't write good books anymore. Back in the old days,
when Dickens and other master storytellers were
living and
working, you knew you'd get your money's worth when
you
bought
a book. Today you might as well throw your
money away or
introduce it to a temperature of 451 degrees
Fahrenheit or
higher.
C. English colonialism in Africa left behind a muddled mess with
consequences that continue to play
out on the front pages of
newspapers even today. In Heart of
Darkness, Joseph Conrad
explores the issue through the story
of Kurtz, a rogue ivory
trader;
Marlow, the man sent to retrieve Kurtz; and
the woman Kurtz
intends to marry.
D. I love to read; actually, I can't get enough of it. You too? Then you're
just like me. But of all the books I love
, I have one favorite.