December 8th, 2020 
Essay #3 Critical Analysis of a Novel
For this assignment, you must write an essay (5-6 pages) in which you analyze a character (or you may compare or contrast two characters), a conflict, OR a theme in a novel — either Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or a different novel of your choice. You may choose one of the following topics or write one and get it approved by your professor. The paper must have two outside sources, but the sources must be literary criticism or scholarly sources regarding your topic of choice. Please, as always, use the MLA format for this essay. (See the LIBGUIDE on Canvas for help with finding sources).
Conflicts for analysis of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn:
Life on the Shore vs. Life on the River
Hucks Sound heart vs. His deformed conscience
Pap as a father vs. Jim as a father
Conformity vs. Non-conformity
Civilization vs. Nature
Tom vs. Huck
Ideas for theme exploration: (for this topic you must come up with an assertion in which you state what Twain may be conveying about these topics)
Freedom Escape
Money and its impact on society Prayer/religion
Alcoholism Violence and its impact on society
Conformity vs. Non-conformity
OR
Choose a different novel and topic for this essay and analyze a character (or you may compare or contrast two characters), a conflict, OR a theme in the novel.
In either case: you must have two outside sources, but the sources must be literary criticism or scholarly sources regarding your topic of choice.
USE MLA Format.
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