Object Essay Assignment

Object Essay

Due Wednesday, September 24

Consider an object that is closely associated with you. It could be an object you hold dear or an object that fills you with dread. It could be an object that you identify with and that shows your personality or it could be an object people use to, well, objectify you. Some objects, naturally, do both.

Your task is to craft a descriptive essay that helps the reader both see or experience this object and understand what your relationship with this object reveals about your personality and society at large.

The Details:

Typed. Double Spaced. Twelve point. No blank lines between paragraphs, except to indicate a major shift in tone or setting. Three – five pages. Include last name and page number in the upper right hand corner of each page (except page one, if you can manage it). Don’t forget a title.

Required: Include at least one properly punctuated appositive, used to create a specific effect. Underline your appositive.

Suggested: Close your essay with a powerful analogy.

Audience: 1) A reader who does not know you well. 2) A reader who is familiar with traditional associations people make with objects. 3) Yourself.

Purpose: 1) To explore the relationship between you and an object that either represents you, misrepresents you, or both. 2) To vividly describe this object so that the reader can easily experience it. 3) To use this exploration to make a comment about society in general.

Excellent topics include objects about which you are uncertain, objects that are unique to you, and objects that are commonly misunderstood.