Literature Theme presented in Millhauser's The King in the Tree

  A literary analysis Mini-Essay should consist of an introductory paragraph which clearly explains what you will argue in the Mini-Essay; 2-3 well-developed, edited, thoughtful body paragraphs of argumentation consisting of textual citation and analysis to back up each point in your argument; and a conclusion. These compact MiniEssays are excellent practice for earning GWR (or simply a high score) on exam essays. In most MEs, you will describe and analyze the treatment of a character, relationship, object, episode, theme, motif, or event in one primary work assigned the previous week. Explain how the handling of this specific character, relationship, object, episode, theme, motif, or event from the Tristan story helps us understand something interesting and significant about the work in which it appears or the way in which the author/director understands and/or (re)interprets the legend and its meaning.