MRP Assignment

 Assignment:  First, you will be required to write a short story of 750 words that incorporates magical realist elements based on what you have learned this semester. This means:

1. Your story should be based on realistic and contemporary events;

2. Your story should include “magical” elements;

3. The magical elements in your story should contribute to a larger socio-political meaning (i.e. there is a reason behind including these magical elements).

The second part of the MRP involves a 500 word critical reflection on your magical realist short story. In this reflection, you should have a thesis statement, which will explain the larger socio-political meaning behind your story. You must make sure to back up this thesis by connecting your work (and the elements you’ve used in your work) to at least two texts we have read this semester. As such, you will need to include a properly cited MLA 8 format Works Cited page(which is not included in the final word count)

Course Readings you can choose from:

1.   The Epic of Gilgamesh

2.   Genesis: The Great Flood

3.   Excerpt from The Thousand and One Nights

4.   Punishment by Rabindranath Tagore Translated by ShawkatHUSSAIN

5.   MAGIC REALISM AS POST-COLONIAL DISCOURSE Stephen Slemon