Essay is about the book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Major Paper
Submit a major paper on their assigned author. This will be, in many ways, a more formal and structured version of the presentation. Consult the Bedford handbook for all formatting and citation issues.
The Paper must include:
A. A discussion of the author’s life. Biographical summary, discussion of influences, awards received, other important writers they may have known or worked with.
B. A comprehensive list of their published works.
C. A chronological discussion of what others have said or written about the author and/or their works. Both positive and negative reviews can be cited here. How was the work initially received? What things have later writers or critics said about them, etc.
D. A thematic analysis of the work(s) you read. This is essentially a standard English class paper, using specific citations and examples from the text to argue for a particular interpretation of the thematic focus of the work(s). You here take a position on what you regard as the central issues/questions which your author presents/explores and then provide a convincing, evidence-supported argument to support your interpretation.
