Your essays should begin with clear arguments, should progress clearly from idea to idea and paragraph to paragraph, should include citations from the texts you discuss, *close readings* where you consider questions such as point of view, word choice, and tone, and be double-spaced, in 12-point font with 1-inch margins. 4-6pp. Use the MLA style of citation, with a short bibliography.
Prompt:
Discuss how Carmen Maria Machado challenges normative versions of what it means to be a “good” husband, or a “good” wife, to shock the reader into a revelation about gender inequality in even a happy family.
