Focus your attention by writing a 5-6 page essay. Begin by imagining you are writing this essay to an audience interested in fabulist fiction, though one that has not read the tale you will be analyzing. In the first part, try to interest the reader in the short story and the element of fiction (characterization in this case) you will be analyzing. Transition to the thesis statement. Include a statement that asserts the element you will by analyzing and why you think it’s significant for the understanding of the short story. In the body section, develop thesis by focusing paragraphs around claims about how the element appears in the fabulist short story. Inform audience about chosen element of fiction with passages from assigned reading. Support claims about element with textual evidence from select fabulist short story. Explain how the passages illustrate the chosen element of fiction and what that means for the overall story. (In the drafting stage, pay special attention to how the textual evidence selected may lead you to refine the overarching claim of the paragraph.) Conclude the essay by reiterating for your audience the central claim of the essay. End by stating how you think your analysis of the element of fiction deepens our understanding of the short story but also may fail to consider noteworthy aspects. Submission Details: The Short Analysis Essay should be 5-6 full pages, typed, times new roman, 12 point font, and double spaced. Your name, Instructor’s name, course, and date should appear in the left-hand margin. Include a title, centered, without boldface, italicized, or underlined. Number pages and include last name in the right-hand margin. See the Owl Purdue Website for example MLA formatted essays. Final drafts should be submitted to Blackboard by due date, even if absent. Reminders •All essays should adhere to MLA format •All essays should adopt standard grammar and punctuation •All essay should include a Works Cited page ˃ Note that you must select the passages that best illustrate the use of characterization!