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The assignment requires writing a literary analysis paper on either 'The Woman Warrior' or 'The Nickel Boys', focusing on a specific topic related to the novels rather than social issues. A sample thesis suggests exploring the challenges immigrants face in the U.S. as depicted in 'The Woman Warrior'. The paper should be three pages long, double-spaced, with a separate page for citations, including at least three scholarly sources.

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The assignment requires writing a literary analysis paper on either 'The Woman Warrior' or 'The Nickel Boys', focusing on a specific topic related to the novels rather than social issues. A sample thesis suggests exploring the challenges immigrants face in the U.S. as depicted in 'The Woman Warrior'. The paper should be three pages long, double-spaced, with a separate page for citations, including at least three scholarly sources.

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Topic:

Topic of interest from Woman Warrior orThe Nickel Boys. Remember, this is a
literary (book) course so your paper must be about the novel, not a social issue.

Sample thesis: The U.S. is not a dream country for immigrants as The Woman
Warrior shows. (x)

--> The novel The Woman Warrior shows through Maxine and her mother, Brave
Orchid, that realities of life in the U.S. constantly challenges the narrative of America
as the land of new beginnings.

Pick 1 TOPIC only. You can look at your previous comments on chapters. You can
use multiple chapters to support your thesis.

Length: Word document 12 size, Times New Roman. Double Spaced 3 pages.

+1 separate page for citations: ( 2 Outside sources (scholarly papers on novel,


social issues, history... needed and the novel)--> minimum 3 sources.

Book Citations:

Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts.
Vintage International, 1989.

Whitehead, Colson. The Nickel Boys. Anchor Books, 2020.

Do not use Wiki, Sparknotes, or graduate student papers as sources. Of


course, do not use AI. You will be graded for effort and honesty. Paper will
be due by June first week but do not wait.

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