The first essay is on our final novel, Sandra Cisneros’ Caramelo and the other materials in Unit Four. give
essay a title that reveals something about your argument.

1. Question on Caramelo TBA
2. One intention of historical fiction is to explain the present by presenting a vision of the past. Apply a critical
   lens to one of the three films listed below and relate that film to the novel with which it is paired. Each film is
   written and directed by persons who speak for the groups they are representing. Additional references to other
   relevant materials will serve to make your essay more persuasive!
   I want you to relate it to the film Ragtime and How does (or does not) Ragtime help us understand the NYC of
   the 1980s as presented in Spike Lee’s 1989 film, Do the Right Thing?