What is the significance of these words in his stories?

Closely read and carefully annotate The Book of Yaak chapters titled “Four Coyotes,” “The Fringe,” and “My Grizzly Story.”
Pre-Write: In these chapters, Rick Bass repeats several keywords and ideas: art, grace, magic, and wild/wilderness. Find several places in the text where these words appear, and closely analyze the text.
What is the significance of these words in his stories? What is their purpose or role in the text?
Can you interpret Bass’s use of these repeated ideas to help determine his larger purpose?
Why do you think Bass made these choices? What effect do they have on the reader?
What conclusions can you draw from your understanding of these choices?
Write: Write an essay where you analyze the repetition of at least one of these words in the assigned chapters.
Create an introduction and thesis statement that show your overall assessment and interpretation. You can consult the Writing Guide for help with thesis statements. The Writing Guide is posted in your Syllabus under Research.
Use topic sentences and transitions to organize your body paragraphs. Your topic sentences should state your observations and conclusions.
Develop specific evidence for your ideas. Quote and discuss specific examples where Bass uses these words to convey meaning or purpose. Quote specific phrases or sentences from the chapters that support your claims and conclusions. Use MLA Style in-text citations for each quotation.
Construct a concluding paragraph that synthesizes your main points and offers closure.
Your essay should be roughly 500 words in length.
You should not use any sources for this assignment excecixpt The Book of Yaak.

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