Assignment:
World Literature Essay
Choose two of the texts listed below:
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Leo Tolstoy, The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Thomas Mann, Death in Venice
Zhang Ailing, "Sealed Off"
Any poem from the final two weeks of class
In your essay, respond to one of the following prompts:
1. What do the texts you have selected suggest about the value of literacy, literature, art, or beauty?
2. What do the texts you have selected suggest about the human propensity to distract oneself from significant issues, such as mortality?
Essay Details:
Your essay must be typed and submitted to CANVAS by the due date listed above.
Essay must be at least 750 words (3 full pages), double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font.
Upload your essay as a Word Document
Do not do your own research; rely only on the texts you have chosen
Use MLA formatting