The Disappearance of a Diamond Necklace – Jackson, Grade 8
This is a character analysis essay is written by a grade 8 student of mine, based on the main character, Mathilde Loisel, in the short story, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant.
Category: Character Analysis Essays
The Masked Woman – Dhiloshan, Grade 8
The Masked Woman One can never tell a person’s true intentions by judging their appearance. The appearance is an illusion, which can hide people’s dark secrets. Adela Strangeworth, a woman in “The Possibility of Evil,” by Shirley Jackson, creates a fake version of herself when she is in public by …
A Fight Over Jacket & Treat People Fairly – Ashley & Mandy, Grade 7
These literary essays are written by two of my grade 7 students based on the short story “The Scholarship Jacket” by Martha Salinas.
Our Happiness/The Way to Happiness – by Caden & Danny, Grade 5
These literary essays are written by two of my grade 5 students based on the short story “The Two Brothers” by Leo Tolstoy.
Billy Pilgrim and Existentialism – Hugo, Grade 8
This literary essay is written by one of my grade 8 students. He has analyzed the main character, Billy Pilgrim, from an existentialist point of view. In his essay, he shows a thorough understanding of the existentialist view of life and aptly refers to Billy Pilgrim’s thoughts, words, and actions …
Formally Iconoclastic – William, Grade 7
This character analysis is written by one of my grade 7 students. It is based on an excerpt from The Strangeness of Beauty by Lydia Minatoya. The essay has a unique title, representing the character in only two words. It does not contain a hook and kicks off with the …