WR121: In Class Essay Prompts ATPH

Please remember, the essay must be written in class. If I don't see you write it, I can't be absolutely sure it's your work. These prompts stem from past AP tests. Please make sure to connect both prompts to All The Pretty Horses.

Option 1: “You can leave home all you want, but home will hover leave you.” [Sonsyrea Tate] Sonsrea Tate’s statement suggests that “home” may be conceived of as a dwelling, a place, or a state of mind. It may have positive or negative associations, but in either case, it may have a considerable influence on an individual. Choose a novel or play (preferably All The Pretty Horses) in which a central character leaves home yet finds that home remains significant. Write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the importance of “home” to this character and the reasons for its continuing influence. Explain how the character’s idea of home illuminates the larger meaning of the work.

Option 2: Works of the literature often depict acts of betrayal. Friends and, even, family may betray a protagonist; main characters may likewise be guilty of treachery or may betray their own values. How do those characters and situations show the importance of loyalty and being true to oneself? Select a novel or play (preferably All The Pretty Horses) that includes such acts of betrayal. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the nature of betrayal and show how it contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.