Read the following excerpt from sons and lovers by d. h. lawrence: mrs. morel was alone, but she was used to it. her son and her little girl slept upstairs; so, it seemed, her home was there behind her, fixed and stable. but she felt wretched with the coming child. the world seemed a dreary place, where nothing else would happen for her—at least until william grew up. but for herself, nothing but this dreary endurance—till the children grew up. and the children! she could not afford to have this third. she did not want it. . she despised [her husband], and was tied to him. this coming child was too much for her. if it were not for william and annie, she was sick of it, the struggle with poverty and ugliness and meanness. what aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of modernism? a. it conveys the sense of defeat despite one's best efforts. b. the main character expresses distaste for marriage and family life. c. there is an overall feeling of imminent change and personal growth. d. children's happiness is valued more highly than adults' happiness.

You are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.