Compare-Contrast+Essay

[|Compare] and Contrast Paper

In our quest to develop our critical thinking skills and round out our Freshman year with all the necessary curriculum, we will be venturing into the world of the Compare/Contrast Essay! In this essay you will find a similarity between the two primary cultures depicted in Things Fall Apart, the Ibo and British colonialists. So as not to steal potential topics from you, I will give you a brief example of how this paper could start out like:

Things Fall Apart and “The Old Hatter” are two stories which highlight the cultural traditions of their characters. Despite the fact that these two stories take place on opposite sides of the world, Korea and Nigeria, the stories both show how food was used as a measurement of wealth. “The Old Hatter” shows how bags of rice were used as a form of payment in Korean society, whereas the number of yams harvested showed one’s wealth in the Ibo culture. Even though these two cultures represented wealth in similar ways, the things that were valued in these cultures differed.

What does looking at yams tell us about Ibo culture? Staple New Yam Festival New Year Manliness

What does looking at rice tell us about Korean culture? Staple New Rice Festival? Manliness? Women primarily preparing it???

Do the answers to those two questions lead us to the same conclusion? I don’t think so.

The goal of this paper isn’t to create a list that says Ibo and the British colonialists are similar because of this but different because of this. Choose one area and expand it. Okay, I find that the Ibo and British are similar/different in this respect; so, what does it mean???

Things to Include:

Needs to compare/contrast an aspect of the Ibo and European culture depicted in Things Fall Apart. Must reference “The Old Hatter” by Yi Munyol or “The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats Must attach your various drafts to your final draft 3-4 pages Final Draft Due:

Choose One to Include: Historical Context Connection to other texts personal connections

Include a literary device at some point (simile, metaphor, personification, etc.) Include “QUOTES”

Writing Process: - 1 Self-edit - 2 Peer Editing sessions - will include 6 Traits editing - Final Draft