Your essays should begin with clear arguments, should progress clearly from idea to idea and paragraph to paragraph, should include citations from the texts you discuss, where you consider questions such as point of view, word choice, and tone, and be double-spaced, in 12-point font with 1-inch margins. 4-6pp. Use the MLA style of citation, with a short bibliography.
Discuss how Carmen Maria Machado challenges normative versions of what it means to be a “good” husband, or a “good” wife, to shock the reader into a revelation about gender inequality in even a happy family.
