Both Sundiata and Popul Vuh deal centrally with a heroic quest
THE SUBJECT IS WORLD LITERATURE I Purpose: For this assignment, you'll choose one of the topics below to help you make an argument about Sundiata and Popul Vuh. You will then write a 1500-2500-word essay arguing for and supporting your conclusions. This assignment will build your writing and analytical skills. We encourage you to use the material in the course to further develop your own original interpretations and arguments; researching other secondary sources is not required for this assignment, and plagiarism of other sources will not be tolerated. Be sure to cite any secondary research that you do for this assignment using MLA citations. Topic #2: Both Sundiata and Popul Vuh deal centrally with a heroic quest. Unit 1's introduction to the Five Great Themes of World Literature states with regard to the hero: "The surest way to understand what a culture of the past most values is to focus on what it considers heroic, in that a culture recognizes its heroes as embod