discuss the common theme in the two works of literature (you must work with the same two sources you summarized) and discuss/analyze how three or four literary concepts (style, setting, character, irony, symbolism, point of view, etc., but remember you may NOT use plot as a literary element) help  show  this theme throughout each story. You cannot simply discuss each literary term; you must connect it to the overall theme of the story. Do not simply compare and contrast the works of literature. This is not a research paper about the author, but about the literary elements that help show the common theme, so do not research the author and then discuss biographical information about the author. You will research the short stories and the literary elements found in them that help show the common theme. The secondary sources must be literary criticism about the short stories