Essay Instructions
In a literary response, you write about your opinion of the story. You do so by finding relevant topics or themes in the story and writing your opinion on those aspects of the story. Elaborate as much as you can. Remember, it is your opinion, but make sure you back up what you say with quotes from the story.
You will write a full 3-page literary response essay on “Two Kinds”. Write about the themes that are found in the story. You may write about different themes, however, you must back up each theme with quotes from the story.
For example, you can choose to write about the theme of the impact that parents have over their children. If you choose this theme, then make sure you select several quotes from the story to back up what you say.
You may also write about the following themes:
- Daughter vs. Mother
- The impact of culture
- The differences between the two kinds of daughters
- Rebelliousness
- Parental expectations from their children
You may also write about your own themes, but again, you must back up each argument with quotes from the story.
IMPORTANT: You may write about more than one theme. I would advise you to do this, since you will have more to write about.
Make sure to:
- Use MLA format (Your name, class, professor’s name, and date on the top left corner)
- Your last name and page number on the upper right hand corner
- Place an original title in the middle
- Write it in a Word document
- Double spaced
- Size 12
- Times New Roman
Submit the essay in the drop box by 11:59 PM on Sunday, June. 21