Second Year Hon. Mention: Taking Control through Fragmentary Narratives

EN 2120, Prose Narrative. CD: Tina Choi.

Abstract

This paper stands out for the subtlety of its response to the assigned question, strength of its textual analysis in arguing its position, and perceptive demonstration of how literary and structural techniques engage with larger thematic elements of the texts and general societal issues – in the case of these texts, that of oppression.  With precise analysis of each text, the author skilfully exposes parallels in techniques of interrupted narrative and how effectively and aptly these carry thematic weight.  In this, the paper goes beyond dutifully meeting the requirements of the assignment to offer novel and compelling insights into the intersection of the writing process and life.