Imagine that you have been asked to write an article on Jacques Poulin’s Volkswagen Blues for an academic journal. What are some of the critical approaches you might apply to this text and what aspects of Poulin’s novel specifically would lead you to examine it from those perspectives? Choose a single theoretical approach or concept and discuss how that is applicable to the novel. Make sure to use specific, detailed examples from the novel to support your choice.

Essay length: 1200 words

Due date: April 23

Here are links to a couple of documents that might help you as you're writing your essay:

- Paul's tips on writing essays

- the grading rubric I'll use while grading your essays

Reading both of these documents carefully will help you avoid some of the common difficulties I see in student essays.