Prompt #1: In a literary work, a minor character, often known as a foil, possesses traits that emphasize, by contrast or comparison, the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. For example, the ideas or behavior of the minor character might be used to highlight the weaknesses or strengths of the main character. Choose a novel or play in which a minor character serves as a foil to a main character. Then write an essay in which you analyze how the relation between the minor character and the major character illuminates the meaning of the work. You may choose a work from the list below or another appropriate novel or play of similar literary quality. Do not merely summarize the plot. Thesis Statement: Algernon plays as the foil to Jack’s character in The Importance of Being Earnest, he highlights the hypocrisy, through multiple comparisons between the two men, of jack’s beliefs and of the play overall. Prompt #2: Many plays and novels use contrasting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. Choose a novel or play that contrasts two such places. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the meaning of the work. Thesis Statement:In The Importance of being Earnest, the differences between social classes are shown through Jack’s double life and his traveling from the city to the country.