21L.003-Eiland More Suggestions for Writing about Passages of Fiction
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In the first paper, most of you focused well on a passage. For the second paper, you will interpret another passage, this time from Great Expectations (note: titles of novels are italicized; those of short stories are set off by double quotation marks: “Joy”). Choose a passage that appeals to you, puzzles you, suggests themes that interest you, or presents characters that annoy you—anything that captures your interest will make the paper more rewarding to you and readers. Let us assume that you choose the opening passage from the novel.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004