ENGLISH LITERATURE

DIRECTIONS: Choose ONE of the following pairs of characters/authors. Of the two in the pair, which one would you rather have as a roommate? Why? Why is the one you choose preferable to the other?

NOTE: Your answer should demonstrate an understanding of the character/author

Daisy Miller or Jing-mei (the narrator of Two Kinds)
Suyuan (the mother of Two Kinds) or Mrs. Miller (Daisys mother in Daisy Miller)
Phyllis Wheatley (On Being Brought from Africa to America) or Langston Hughes (Let America Be America Again)
J. Alfred Prufrock (“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”) or Shelly Levine (Glengarry Glen Ross)
Ricky Roma (Glengarry Glen Ross) or Walt Whitman (I Hear America Singing)
Carrie Meeber (Sister Carrie) or Daisy Miller
Frederick Winterbourne (Daisy Miller) or Blake (Alec Baldwin from Glengarry Glen Ross)
NOTE 1: the paper should have a clear argument that runs throughout. Each point that you make should be related to this argument.
NOTE 2: Remember to use and explain quotes from the readings/films. Engage in a dialogue with the texts.