1. You need to quote from the writers writing about the literature but still have to cite where you get the info from in MLA format . (for example: Perkins) 2. Select five (5) poems, stories or essays from the list of literary work below. You must have a total of ten quotes from 5 selections you make from the list--can be two from each selection or you could have three from one and one from another--if there are less than 5 selections you still need a total of ten quotes—The 10 quotes will be marked stating quote 1,2,3…10 and an effort must be made to correlate the quotes to your analysis of the works. 3. You will explain why these works are relevant to the questions answered below and select two brief passages from each that support your answer for a total of ten quotations--For each question you should have at least two quotes from the literature below to back up what you say-- in effect, you are letting others help you write the answers-- have works Cited list at the end of each answer for what you used for research and for the literature quoted. 4. Each question answered should have approximately 150 words. No other literature except the literature below is to be quoted. This will be no more then 1250 words. Literature to be quoted from: Joyce Carol Oates – “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Bobbie Ann Mason – “Shiloh” Anne Tyler – “Average Waves in Unprotected Waters” Alice Walker – “Everyday Use” Ann Beattie – “Janus” Questions to be answered: 1. Explain how postmodern ideas and realism interacted in works of fiction. 2. Identify contemporary authors who combined postmodernism and realism. 3. Discuss in detail the works of several contemporary writers. 4. Describe how the focus of literary works changed as the millennium approached