Instructions are attached below
About this Assignment
Studying non-Western literature exposes the Western reader to religious, philosophical, and
cultural views that are vastly dierent from the Western experience. This assignment will examine
religion in non-Western literature through a 2,000 to 2,500-word essay about one of the prompts
below.
Prompt
Non-Western literature and culture are heavily inuenced by religions such as Buddhism,
Hinduism, and Islam, and these religions may be minimally familiar to many Western readers.
These prompts will examine religion and philosophy in non-Western literature.
1. Select two pieces of literature from the same region from the mandatory reading list. Summarize and
analyze how each literary work is inuenced by religion. Identify allusions to religious works and ways in
which the author incorporates religious symbols. Reect on the eect religion has on the tone and mood of
the story.
2. Compare how Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh’s ‘I am the Girl Banned from Christian Religious Classes’ and Khaled
Hosseini’s The Kite Runner incorporate religion to characterize the philosophies of the cultures. Analyze and
determine the impact of religion on the characters and their decisions. Cite quotes and text evidence to
support conclusions about the impact of religion on culture.
Formatting & Sources
Please write your paper in the MLA format. As part of your research, you may refer to the course
material for supporting evidence, but you must also use at least four credible, external sources
and cite them using MLA format as well. Please include a mix of both primary and secondary
sources, with at least one source from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. If you use any Study.com
lessons as sources, please also cite them in MLA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name).
Primary sources are rst-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, company
documents, statements, and press releases published by the company in question. Secondary
sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, su
