Using one of the works listed below, write an essay in which you discuss one or more of the following themes and its significance in the literary work you have
selected: How the experiences of women and ethnic minorities are reflected in the work.
How issues of assimilation and cultural preservation are present in the work. How both loss of faith and a continued hope for the
future are expressed in the work. Remember to use specific examples from the text and to
avoid plot summary. "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin "I Stand Here Ironing" by Tillie
Olsen "In The Waiting Room" by Elizabeth Bishop "The Monkey Garden" by Sandra Cisneros "Two Kinds" by Amy
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