Rossetti’s Goblin Market in combination with García Márquez’s “Death Constant Beyond Love” and claim that both works show how desire tempts people to lose control of their reason and may even have lethal consequences.

Consistent with the thematic units of the course, this essay asks that you explore one or two of the literary texts on the syllabus from the perspective of one of the following course themes: heroism, love, desire, tragedy, social diversity, and social change. You may choose any text(s) for analysis and investigate it through any one of the themes. Please note well that this essay asks for you to determine what comment the author is making about the theme in question. The paper cannot merely report that the theme emerges in the work because that kind of perspective is typically self-evident and provides no basis for argument.

Claim. Be sure to include a clear, arguable claim that states how the text(s) develops the theme in question. For instance, you might pick Rossetti’s Goblin Market in combination with García Márquez’s “Death Constant Beyond Love” and claim that both works show how desire tempts people to lose control of their reason and may even have lethal consequences. A solid claim always requires your providing a strong supply of evidence for demonstration.

Development. Through the use of quotations and paraphrases, assemble enough relevant textual evidence to sufficiently backup the claim. Also, craft an introduction, body, and conclusion to give your essay the shape and focus demanded by its audience.