The Haunting of Hill House
English 1400 Thematic Approaches to Literature Instructor: Marilyn Simon Essay 2 Guidelines:
The Haunting of Hill House essay assignment In an essay of approximately 1100 words (around 4 pages), chose one of the following three topics: 1) Use Emily Dickenson’s poem Time and Eternity to explain how the setting of Hill House functions – for this essay the novel Hill House must be your focus.
The poem serves as an interpretative way in to understanding the novel For any of these topics you MUST close read the text. Interpret it. Explain what it means without attributing to it a moral of the story. If you use ANY online source, even as a paraphrase, you MUST cite it.