Task 4: For this exercise we will be composing a Textual Analysis. We will be writing a response to “The Night” by Ray Bradbury. Your essay needs a good introduction with a clear organizational thesis statement, multiple body paragraphs, transitions, and a conclusion. I am looking for a concise descriptions of the text, a clear interpretation of the piece, and reasonable support for your claims. You will need to include quotes from the piece that helps to support what it is that you are saying about the story. Use MLA for in-text citations. Use no fewer than 350 words. In “The Night” a child named Shorts spends an evening out with his mother. His father is at a social even and his brother is missing. The two go to a very dark area of town to search for his brother named Skipper. While searching for him, Shorts becomes overwhelmed with fears of death for his brother as well as his mother. After calling out to Skipper, he runs out of the …show more content…
We will be writing a response to “The Lake” by Ray Bradbury. Your essay needs a good introduction with a clear organizational thesis statement, multiple body paragraphs, transitions, and a conclusion. I am looking for a concise descriptions of the text, a clear interpretation of the piece, and reasonable support for your claims. You will need to include quotes from the piece that helps to support what it is that you are saying about the story. Use MLA for in-text citations. Use no fewer than 350 words. “The Lake” is a short story by Ray Bradbury that focuses on a young man named Harold. Harold is visiting a lake with his newlywed wife that he visited often times as a child. While they are at the lake, Harold recalls a horrifying experience of his best friend drowning in the lake. Her body was never found at the time, but while at the lake as an adult her body is recovered by a lifeguard. The author of this piece is trying to show how our past can destroy our