You are to write a paper on a literary topic related to A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway. You may choose to address standard fiction elements such as theme, characterization, symbolism, allegory, irony, realism, the author’s use of settings. History papers and biographical papers are not acceptable for this assignment.
The body of the literary paper will be five (5) to seven (7) pages in length.
The paper must also have title page, outline, and works cited pages.
The order of pages in the paper is title page, outline, body of paper, works cited. These should be saved as one document.
The final works cited page will contain a minimum of eight (8) sources. The sources will be derived from appropriate books, periodicals, etc., to denote variety of sources used. Access to the internet is not required. However, if you do have access, no more than two (2) online source citations will be accepted. Cliffs Notes, Masterplots, Monarch are not appropriate sources. Each of the sources used on the works cited must be used at least once (1) in the paper.
You are to follow MLA format and documentation as described in your handbook.
Use direct quotations sparingly (no more than 25% of the paper).
Cite at least eight (8) sources in your paper, at least two (2) of which are not books.
Be sure topic is sufficiently limited.
All words should be spelled correctly and errors in sentence structure eliminated.
The level of diction should be formal (no slang, contractions, jargon, or technical terms without definition).
The paper should be well written and scholarly.
All borrowed information must be noted whether quoted or not.