each of the three essay options offers and argument for or against a topic related to the reading for given option. Additionally, you must find 5 sources through the library databases.
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Option 1: Race, Social Equality, and “Battle Royal” (page 1148)

Research race relations in the South (including Oklahoma) in the 1930s and write an argument that Ellison’s story “Battle Royal” is or is not literally and symbolically accurate.

Readings:

Ralph Ellison, “Battle Royal” (p 1149)

Booker T. Washington, “Atlanta Exposition Address (The Atlanta Compromise)” (p 1161)

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Gunnar Myrdal, “Social Equality” (p 1169)

Option 2: Innocence, Evil, and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (p 1015)

Although “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” was published in 1966 and draws on a serial killer case of that time, Oates implies that the setting is the late 1950s. Research youth culture in the 1950s and argue whether Oates’s representation is or is not accurate.

Readings:

Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (p 1015)

Don Moser, “The Pied Piper of Tucson: He Cruised in a Golden Car, Looking for Action” (p 1029)

Joyce Carol Oates, “Smooth Talk: Short Story into Film” (p 1041)

Meghan Daum, “Jaycee Duggar’s and the Feel-Good Imperative” (p 1044)

Option 3: Social Disruption, Personal Anxiety, and “Dover Beach” (p 676)

Research gender roles in 1867 in England, especially Victorian ideas about masculinity and femininity. After describing these roles and attributes, argue that Arnold was or was not influenced by these notions in his poem.

Readings:

Matthew Arnold, “Dover Beach” (p 677)

Charles Dickens, from Hard Times (p 680)

Friederich Engels, from The Condition of the Working Class in England (p 685)

James Eli Adams, “Narrating Nature: Darwin” (p 688)