Literary Research Paper You will write a thesis-driven literary research paper about one or more of the assigned texts we have read and discussed this quarter. The paper may also be an extension of the essay question you answered on your midterm, a response to a midterm essay question that you DID NOT answer, or an essay on a completely new topic. The thesis should make an argument about the text(s), and the supporting discussion should defend this argument by quoting particular passages and analyzing their meaning. This is NOT a BOOK REPORT so make sure you avoid merely SUMMARIZING the text(s). The thesis cannot duplicate an argument made in the secondary sources, but it can be situated with reference to one or more arguments. The paper must cite at least THREE credible outside sources which you can find on Bloom's Literature database. The assigned text is a primary source; credible outside sources are published articles or books referring to the authors, texts, and/or their time periods or describing a useful theoretical perspective from which you will analyze the primary text, e.g. theories from sociology, economics, or psychology.