Cask of Amontillado

Description

Write a typed, double spaced critical essay of no fewer than 1000 words, in which you demonstrate how an author of Cask of Amontillado develops a theme or a character. Discuss how the author uses literary devices and techniques to achieve this purpose (symbolism, irony, setting, characters, title, imagery, plot, etc.). You are to consult no secondary sources for this assignment. If you choose a thematic analysis, you are to hypothesize about a possible theme in one of the stories, and show how the author develops it. If you choose a character analysis, you are to hypothesize about the motivations,type(flat, round, static, dynamic), and importance of one of the characters in one of the stories. Include a MLA Works Cited page with documentation information for your primary source (the short story). Use a Times New Roman 12 point font.