Essay 3 Reflection

I would say my research went well. My issue was residential racism. Examples of my issue came along quite well because events from the story were clear, in particular the racist ones. What was successful about this assignment is that it was clear. I knew what the steps were and what I had to do to make sure I addressed the prompt. What was challenging was crafting a thesis and argument. I’m not used to putting both literary analysis and research into one essay, as these would be essays that could stand on their own. Therefore, it was difficult to know how to write my thesis. But I felt that this was a good prompt because it taught us how to seek relevance in literature even if it’s old. The prompt brought some purpose into an English class that is sometimes hard to find when we are reading older literature in a progressive society.