The Metamorphosis” and “The Cask of Amontillado” Stories
2 topic options
Select only one option. use only the readings below:
“A Doll House” (827)
“The Cask of Amontillado” (14)
“When I consider how my light is spent” (436)
“Battle Royal” (203)
Topic
Compare or contrast how two stories discuss a similar theme.
– How do two stories discuss an idea similarly or differently?
Option 1
Compare or contrast how two stories discuss a similar theme.
How do two stories discuss an idea similarly or differently?
Option 2
Discuss how a story highlights a particular theme/concept/idea.
Essay requirements
3-4 pages
12 point font
Double spaced
Minimum of 4 in-text citations from the readings.
No outside resources are required. Just cite the poems.
Answer previewCompare or contrast how two stories discuss a similar theme.
The two stories have different themes which appear in their narration although they are portrayed to appear differently. One of the themes that in the two stories but discussed in another way is that of the theme of mortality. This is the theme that discusses the matters between life and death. In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” the whole narration seems to be an example of a horror story or a horror movie to the person who reads it. This is because the writer fills his narration with fixations on death, corpses, and bones. As the two characters were heading down the catacomb, there…
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