This is a 4-page paper that presents a close reading of two passages from The Odyssey. A passage is a manageable section of a text.
1) Pick two passages and perform a detailed close reading as defined below. The results of your close reading will be a claim about how the language of the text works.
2) This claim is now the thesis of your short paper. Your paper will simply argue your main claim by using the text as evidence. In other words, repeat your close reading in the form of analytical writing.
