Influence of Place and Time on Kate Chopins Desirees Baby

Topic:explain how place and time shape the author’s work and our understanding of it. You might consider how aspects such as regionalism, geography, or borders affect American literature, as well as the role of the vernacular in indicating place.

Chopin, “Desiree’s Baby” (564)

You will need 2 sources for this paper: your primary source (the story from our textbook) and one secondary source (an analysis or critique written about the story you are discussing).

The paper should have a clear thesis statement.

I expect a minimum of four quotes from your primary source (the story from your book) and a minimum of two quotes from your secondary source).

Your paper must be written following MLA guidelines (in-text citations for each source).
Citing Correctly

For the works you are using from the text, you need an in-text citation in the text of your paper. Provide the author’s last name and the page number for any quote from a story. Cite your secondary sources by referring to the 9th edition MLA documentation standards. You will need a Works Cited entry for each work from your textbook and an entry for each of your secondary sources. Alphabetize your works cited entries. Refer to the Writing Resources module in our course for documentation and citation information. The Purdue OWLLinks to an external site. is another excellent online resource.
Reminders
In your introductory paragraph, identify the author and the title of the story you are writing about. State your thesis clearly at the end of the introductory paragraph; lead up to your thesis in some way. Do all of this without mentioning yourself or your paper, i.e. “I will show that…” or “This paper will be about…”

Check your paper for unity (staying focused on your thesis) and coherence (using transitions between paragraphs).

Do not summarize the plot. Retelling what happens only shows me that you have read the work; it doesn’t show me that you are thinking critically about it. Make your own point first, and then use only the portions of the work that develop your point. Think of the acronym PIE: make a point, illustrate it with an example from the work, and then explain the connection.