Interpretive essay

should be a substantive work of literary criticism that examines particular works that reflect a central issue that students will articulate in a thesis statement, the focus of the paper as a whole. The paper should be seen as an interpretive essay that argues for the validity of the paper’s central premise using specific textual evidence from literature and critical sources. students may focus on an issue or question related to a particular writers work or a theme that is evident in modern Irish literature generally.