Essay Writing
Explore the ways by which Anita Desai manages to create a fantasy story with a happy ending set in the poor background of an Indian town. Support your ideas with well-chosen quotations from the story.
Pre-writing Activities.
Re-read this short story carefully and look for the following information
1) Who is the narrator of the story? What special devices does Desai use in connection to this narrator?
2) Where does the story take place? What information about its social background do you get from the story?
3) Semantic fields include vocabulary thematically related. Look for specific words and expressions related to “Surface textures”. Write them down.
4) What kind of story is this? Contrast and compare it to the other ones you have read by Anita Desai. What would you say was the author’s intention when she wrote it?
5) Explore the use of irony in the story.
Organizing your ideas
Use the information you have collected above and organize your ideas using useful graphic organizers.
Write your essay, proofread and revise it .Finally, write a clean copy.
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Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter),
