GLIT 210: CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE -Short Assignment (15%)- Professor: S. Zaman DUE DATE *Friday, March 25 by 11:59 pm* (Papers received after this deadline will receive a grade but no commentary or feedback) INSTRUCTIONS Write a 2-4-page (typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font) response to one of the topics below. Please format your work in keeping with MLA documentation practices, including a Works Cited page that cites the primary text. If quoting from Cyclopedia Exotica, please follow MLA quoting conventions. Your assignment should be written in the third person (do not use “I”). *This is not a research paper; no research is required. However, if you do incorporate external information, please make sure to properly cite it as well as include any external sources in your Works Cited list* TOPICS 1. Cyclopedia Exotica was published in early 2021. As such, Dhaliwal’s text contains many contemporary themes, some of which are listed below. Choose ONE theme from this list and demonstrate how it, specifically, presents in the text. • beauty standards • exotification • exploitation • bullying • online dating • influence of media • self-love 2. Eyes are a prominent symbol in Cyclopedia Exotica. Discuss the significance of this symbol in the text. 3. Discuss the organization of Cyclopedia Exotica. How exactly is it organized and why do you think it is organized this way? Do you find Dhaliwal’s approach effective? Why or why not? 4. While the oppression and discrimination displayed in Cyclopedia Exotica centers on the fictional cyclopes, relate the trajectory and demonstration of societal oppression depicted towards the cyclopes to that of a real-life marginalized group. NOTE: Any papers that are plagiarized (partially or wholly) receive a 0%. Please do your own work.