Story of an Hour by Chopin and/or Happy Endings by Atwood:

focus the paper on the theme of happiness in romantic relationships.

HINTS: What argument can you make about happiness and/or romantic relationships? What are the arguments the authors are making about romantic relationships? What do the stories say about the times in which they were written? Are these stories helpful today? Research happiness in romantic relationships. What makes them successful?

You must use at least two credible outside sources that I have not provided to you, (scholarly journals, newspaper articles, books, etc), and at least one of the short stories we’ve read in class to craft a research paper.

• Make sure to follow MLA guidelines for citation and Works Cited page.

• Make sure you have a clear introduction, body and conclusion. Use at least two-three direct quotes in the paper. Wikipedia is not considered a legitimate outside source. When obtaining outside sources it is a good idea to use journals, scholarly articles, and literary criticism.

• This assignment should be 5- pages.

• All papers must include: title page, works cited page, page numbers in accordance with MLA format; margins should be set at 1″ and the font size should not exceed 12pt. Papers should be double spaced. Neither the title page nor the works cited page is considered in the page count.