San Jose City College And the Mountains Echoed Novel Literary Analysis

Literary Analysis Essay

❗ ❗ The outline First !

* After reading the novel And the Mountain Echoed written by Khaled Hosseini, you are going to analyze ONE of the themes that were presented in the book through the stories of the diverse characters.

* Start by carefully selecting the theme that you can relate to and will be able to write about.

* Include quotes from the novel to illustrate the theme.

* Explain the quotes and the theme from your own perspective and by drawing an analysis to other sources.

* The following outline will guide you to the successful completion of this writing assignment:

Introduction

*Hook: introduction of the novel

*Thesis= Selected Theme

3-5 Body Paragraphs:

Every paragraph must have the following components-

*Point-topic sentence

*Illustration

a) your experience and its connection to the theme

AND/OR

b) analogy with another source and its connection to the theme

*Explanation-your personal experience and/or paraphrase from a source

Conclusion:

* Restatement of the thesis

* Reference to Hosseini

*Final concluding thought

Required length: 3-4 pages (without Works Cited)

Citation Requirements:

1. And the Mountains Echoed novel
2. 3 additional resources (can be printed or online)

Format Requirement:

1. MLA citation format
2. Double-space
3. 1 inch margins
4. Times New Roman font (black)
5. Length: 3-4 pages: Works Cited must be on page 4 or page 5!