The key purpose of this assessment is to foster skills in analysis, synthesis, writing skills and research in American literature

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The key purpose of this assessment is to foster skills in analysis, synthesis, writing skills and research in American literature. For it, you will submit a research essay of between 1,500 and 1,750 words which argues an original interpretation of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby in light of our unit's broader themes. To compose your interpretation and argument, you will identify, and focus your attention on, one of the novel's central themes. In addition to illustrating that theme through close readings of passages from the novel, you will formulate an argument for how Gatsby's treatment of the theme has implications for our understanding of the broader tradition of American writing. You may establish this relationship in one (or both) of the following two ways: by demonstrating how Gatsby's treatment of the theme compares with its treatment in one of our other primary readings; or by engaging a secondary, scholarly source. If you choose to engage a scholarly source, you will do so in a dialogic way, i.e. you will summarise the source's distinct point of view and explain how that point of view intersects with, diverges from, or otherwise informs your own. Due date: Friday, 9 May, 11:59 PM Weighting: 40% Length and/or format: 1500-1750 words Learning outcomes assessed: LO2, LO3, LO4 How to submit: Via Turnitin Assessment criteria: • Clearly identifies and homes in on one of Gatsby's central themes. • Illustrates the chosen theme through persuasive close readings of carefully-selected textual evidence from Fitzgerald's novel. • Formulates a compelling argument for the way Gatsby's treatment of the chosen theme has important implications for our understanding of American writing, through comparison with another of our primary sources or/and through dialogue with a secondary scholarly source. • Correctly employs MLA referencing.