Paper III

You have two options for Paper III. You may answer one of the two questions in Section A (with or without using outside sources, your choice) or you may create an annotated bibliography for one of the authors in Section B. If you are interested in the annotated bibliography, see Cornell University Library's excellent guidelines.

Section A
Answer one of the following questions in an organized, well-developed and well-supported essay. You should have a discernible thesis, quotes from the text(s), and coherent paragraphs (should any of these requirements worry you, please come see me in office hours).

1) How do exiles "invent" their homeland? What are some of the elements that appear in the invented homeland (look for patterns and repetitions) in exile literature? You may use any of the authors we have read this semester as long as they fit your definition of "exile," which you should make explicit in your introduction.

2) How is the phrase "Geography is destiny" true or not true for immigrant or exile writers? Use at least three of the authors we have studied this semester.

Length: 5-7 pages (NB: This paper is a bit longer than previous papers.)

Section B
Although the guidelines at Cornell suggest 150 words per entry, you may have as few as 50-100 for shorter articles. You will not be able to read all the books or articles available, but you should at least skim (for understanding) the sources you choose to annotate.

You may choose from the following authors for your annotated bibliography:
    Sandra Cisneros
    Julia Alvarez
    Rudolfo Anaya
    Tomás Rivera
    Gloria Anzaldúa
    Luis Valdez
Length: 8-12 annotations (with as many citations as you can find)

Due: April 5, 2004 (Week 12)