This 750+ word essay is about Eat the Document. It will involve some light research of common knowledge reference sources, which you should cite in a MLA works cited page, just be on the safe side.
For this essay, you will pick one political or cultural dimension of the novel, provide historical background information about your selection, and then discuss how Dana Spiotta wove that information into the novel Eat the Document. Obviously, fiction writers incorporate background context to make their stories more realistic, but what I want you to focus on is how her usage of political and cultural references touches on major characters and themes in the book.
We will develop a list of political and cultural topics in class, and you can pick from that list.