Essay prompt: Compare and contrast Langston Hughes’ loss of innocence in “Salvation” with that of Sylvia’s in Toni Cade Bambara’s “The Lesson” in light of the pain of enlightenment that Plato discusses in “The Allegory of the Cave.” Your main focus is the comparison between Hughes and Sylvia. “The Allegory of the Cave” should be used as the theoretical framework.
Readings: Hughes’ “Salvation,”Bambara’s “The Lesson,” and Plato’s “The Allegory of the Cave”
Requirements: 3 pages, MLA formatting, Times New Roman 12, double-spaced, page numbers, title, an introduction with an explicit thesis statement and a conclusion
You do not need to use quotations, but you must refer to the readings to ground your argument.Your essay must be more than simple plot summary. It must offer an argument (an interpretation) of the texts.
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