Explain the contrasting literary styles used in James Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" and Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried."
Prepare a page essay that contrasts and compares the literary styles used by the authors in these two works.
Selects 1 of the subsequent approaches in which to write your essay:
Theme:
Contrasting and compare the symbols, settings, and titles in each story.
How are they different or similar in revealing the themes?
Character:
Compare or contrast 1 character from each story.
Explain how the characters are similar or different in their motives, actions, outcomes of the stories.
?Writing style:
Contrast or compare the writers' approaches to plot focusing on the resolution and conflict.
Current evidence from the literary texts to support all of your claims.
Show a clear understanding of style and the ability to analyze the construct.