Write a 3.5-4-page literary analysis essay (this means no fewer than 11 lines written on page 4) that demonstrates how 1 or 2 identified literary elements (characterization, setting, point of view, style, etc.) support the theme of a contemporary short story.
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The story you analyze must have been published no earlier than 2016 in either the The O. Henry Prize Stories or The Best American Short Stories—both are collections published yearly. Here is a LibGuide with links to many of these stories: http://libguides.hccfl.edu/litcrit/shortstories
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