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Dear
writer!
If
you are skilled at creative writing and prefer to take projects that involve
creative writing, please make sure you know what the customer expects from an
experienced writer when s/he places an order type “personal interpretation
of a specific fiction story/essay”.
Your
personal interpretation of a fiction story/essay should consist from
traditional three parts: Introduction (Introductory Paragraph), Body,
and Conclusion.
It
is important to understand and keep in mind throughout the whole writing
process that an interpretation does NOT judge the story, its author, or its
characters based on personal ethics/morality. An interpretation focuses on the
meaning of the story and analyzes how that meaning is conveyed to the reader.
If,
for example, you have picked up an order with the customer’s request to provide
your interpretation of a fictional story that focuses on gender identity, you,
as a writer, will be expected to present your own interpretation of gender (in
this case, how you personally define masculinity/femininity) and you will
expected to relate this definition of yours to how the story explores the
gender issue. The purpose of your essay is therefore to offer your reader
insight into the characters and meaning (theme) of the story by relying on your
own ideas as a lens through which to focus your analysis. Therefore, in the
Introductory paragraph you may even refer to existing
societal, cultural, biological, religious, philosophical, or idealistic views
of what it means to be a man or a woman and assert whether or not you find these
notions relevant to a particular definition of masculinity or femininity.
Then in the
body of your essay you will synthesize
the discussion of your own definition with the one described in the story in a
coherent and clear manner. It is important that you use specific criteria in
evaluating the story, supporting them with appropriate details and at least
three direct quotes from the story itself.
Find out now what customer is most likely to look for in
Personal Interpretation Essay:
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An interesting and informative title
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An introductory paragraph that
establishes the voice, clear focus, and a controlling idea (thesis) of your
essay
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Smooth organization (with a strong
beginning, middle, and end), and lots of vivid details that support your
analysis and make your paper come to life.
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Effective grammar and varied sentence structure
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Specific examples from your own
experience to support your claim
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Specific examples from the story itself
to support your interpretation
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At least three direct quotes from the
story
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A conclusion that reiterates the
meaning of the story and explains how effectively the story conveys that
meaning to you
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Correct in-text citation and incorporation
of quotes in the citation style required (usu. MLA)
(Recommendations are mostly based on the Blair
Handbook, 5E by Toby Fulwiler and Alan R. Hayakawa)
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Personal Interpretation of Fiction Story/Essay