In this essay students must focus Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson. The novel in verse traces the coming of age story of Geryon, a young boy who is also a winged red monster, and his experiences of love, memory and art. 

Choose a set of images, ideas, themes, narrative points, and/or repetitions that you see as essential to Autobiography of Red. Develop an essay, through close reading, that shows the relationship(s) between those essential elements.

Students should approach the development of their essay with a focus on how their chosen images, ideas, themes, narrative points, and/or repetitions across the book interact to develop a specific subtext/subject and organize the work.

Essay #2 is an argument-based essay. It is necessary for all papers to have a clear thesis that moves to analyze the work in a meaningful way. The essay is not a summary or book report.

Remember, every decision that the author makes is intentional and Anne Carson builds subtext through organization, narrative development, and repetitions.

The success of your essay will depend on the clarity with which you discuss the novel in verses language and narrative relationship to a chosen subtext/subject.

Notes:

Make sure to provide context to each chapter/poem that is referenced and analyze specific language in order make larger statements about the work.

Outside sources in the form of interviews, book reviews, critical work, and context are welcomed. All sources must be cited in MLA format parenthetical citations and a works cited page are required. 

You may not use block quotes in this essay, but to analyze the work effectively you will have to quote from the poem.

LENGTH: 3 – 5 double spaced pages. Standard Font. 12pt font.