1. Literary Analysis of Evil and the Supernatural in Short Stories
Captain Kopacz
English III

2. The Short Stories and play..
“The Crucible” –Arthur Miller
“The Devil and Tom Walker” – Washington Irving
“The Masque of the Red Death” – Edgar Allan Poe
“Young Goodman Brown” – Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” –Nathaniel Hawthorne
“A Rose for Emily”- William Faulkner
“The Slaughtering of the Lamb”-Roald Dahl

3. What you need to think about…
In a tidy little essay, explain how these stories use the supernatural as a source of evil. You will want to consider the literary elements of each story—look for similarities and differences. Here are some ideas to get you started (DO NOT ANSWER ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS… THEY ARE TO GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING):
What about the protagonists? Did bad things happen to them? Did they deserve their fates?
Were the supernatural elements in these stories entirely evil? How do people respond to supernatural situations?
Is there a “logical” explanation for the supernatural phenomena occurring in these stories?
By using supernatural elements in their stories, what are these writers trying to tell us?

4. Evil: People and Symbols of evil
Think about each character and how they represented evil throughout the play or short story. Do any of these characters have common actions that occur? Is there a repetition of symbols of evil in the play or short stories?

5. The Supernatural
What ideas actions, or objects appeared to be of the supernatural?

6. Don’t forget….
This will be a literary essay, which means it is based on the three-part format. However, you have a bit of freedom within your choice of topic and body organization. Remember you must use at least 3 of the stories/play and one outside story.
Honors Class: 4 pages minimum typed, double spaced, size 12 font (this is size 12 font), title page, and a works sited page.
Regular English Class: 3 pages minimum typed, double spaced, 12 font (this is size 12 font), title page, and a works sited page.
*A rough draft of this essay is worth 50 employability points.
*You must cite three of the seven stories and one “outside” source using MLA

7. Works Cited Page Always include your sources. You have used:
- your literature book
- your Great American Short Stories book
_ a short story of your choice with book being acknowledged
English III website has the MLA style at your hands!