Write a 700-word essay analyzing a selected work of literature (poem or short story). [Please select works from our course textbook or works that are fairly well-known. If the work is not from the course text, if possible, include an appendix with the literary text.] Interpret the theme(s) of the work from a historical, postcolonial, or Marxist point of view. Use examples (quotes & specific details) from the selected work to demonstrate what you have determined to be the theme of the work. Use at least two academic or peer-reviewed secondary sources to help you define your chosen theory, and demonstrate how the theory brings the reader closer to the meaning of the work. Format your paper according to MLA standards.