- Write a three-page literary essay with an analytical thesis statement, using textual evidence (quotations from anthology).
Read and use as a source, Allen Ginsberg, first part of “Howl,” pages 1329-1334, Norton Anthology.
Allen Ginsberg: write about the symbolism of the city, the urban landscape, and its effect/reflection/symbolic reflection of the issues the narrator is describing, as afflicting “the best minds of my generation.”
Do not use any secondary sources (things written about the works). This is not a research paper: you are writing about the text, using your own ideas
Do not use Generative AI (ChaptGPT, etc.) to write this paper. You need to write it yourself;
Use textual detail: quote from important moments in the text to prove or illustrate your points, and cite using parenthetical citation with page number (p. 102).
This essay should be at least three full pages (it can exceed the page limit), double-spaced, in Cambria or Calibri, 12-point font
- Attach a Works Cited list, giving author’s name (last name first, then first name), title of work, and publication information if you have it; cite to Canvas URL if no publication information is available.
- Pledge your work: on your Works Cited page,