Writers can’t help but be influenced by the events and people around them as the

Writers can’t help but be influenced by the events and people around them as they set out to write.
The question is; To what extent do these influences become part of their work and how authors communicate their feelings/beliefs about the world around them.
For the research project choose one short story (poem, speeches, and plays are NOT short stories) that we have read this semester and think about how the characters, setting, and themes in the story/drama relate to the period in which it was written. In an essay of 5 pages discuss how the short story is an analysis and representation of the social, economic, and cultural values of that time period? Note the first should include your name and the references on another page.
How is it a reflection and how is it a criticism?
Also discuss how the writer makes opinions about that world clear to the reader? In order to write the essay you will need to conduct some research on the historical context AND literary criticism about your story/drama it’s author. In the final report you will support your position with specific passages from the story AND give credit to your outside sources within the body of your essay, as well as in a reference list in APA format. Visit this website for guidance on writing an literary analysis research paper. When looking for sources DO NOT pick sites that are literary analyses or SparkNotes types of coverage. This is considered plagiarism.
The final research project is not a historical overview but is an examination of how the short story of your choice reflects the period and the criticism is makes of the period.