TIMED Writing: The Things They Carried
In questioning the value of literary realism, Flannery O'Connor has written, "I am interested in making a good cause for distortion because I am coming to believe that it is the only way to make people see." Write an essay in which you "make a good case for distortion," as distinct from literary realism. Choose a work of literary merit. Analyze how important elements of the work are "distorted" and explain how these distortions contribute to the effectiveness of the work. Avoid plot summary.