Cultural Analysis Essay over Sandra Cisnero’s short story Woman Hollering Creek

For the Cultural Analysis Essay, you will analyze a literary text with regards to its cultural context and ethical
implications. This means that you will select a short story, novel, or poem from those we study this semester
that is representative of a specific culture, with culture designated in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
orientation, religion, or region. Part of your analysis will address how the literary work represents this
cultural community and also how the cultural community or group characterizes itself (or has been
characterized by the larger society). Your essay should also engage questions about how the cultural group
fits within larger society, whether at the national or global level. Finally, your essay will also analyze the
ethical concerns, dilemmas and decisions represented or raised within the text (whether in terms of the
actions of a character, for example, or the ideas presented by the author). In this way, you will analyze the
literary text for the ethical issues it presents and evaluate how the text defines matters of ethical
responsibility and action. Each major point in the paper should be supported by quotations and examples
from the story. You may include up to 2 outside sources, but I want to see an analysis of the text more than
anything.