I will write all of the instructions here as well as include pictures of them as

I will write all of the instructions here as well as include pictures of them as well.
– For this essay, you will discuss how the author’s use of a specific literary device (or devices) functions to convey a theme within that text. Keep in mind: Your thesis statement defines for the reader the content of the essay, so be sure your thesis is a strong, concise argument. The content of your essay will provide evidence to support that thesis through strong, well-developed body paragraphs.
-The short story you will write this essay about is called “The Perfect Match” by Ken Liu. I will include the story attached as well.
– I have attached 2 discussion papers where I analyzed the short story and answered some main questions, you should use these papers to help write this essay. One of the discussion papers includes my thesis but I will write it here as well.
– The thesis for this essay is: In “The Perfect Match”, Ken Liu uses a dystopian setting to criticize the over-reliance that society has on technology by highlighting how the illusion of convenience can rob people of their individuality and reinforce systems of control.
– The literary devices you will write about in this story are symbolism and irony. In the paper I provide titled “A Perfect Illusion: “The Perfect Match”, there is a whole paragraph about where irony and symbolism take place in the story.
– The theme of this story is dystopia, and you will find more information about how that theme connects to the story in the second paper I provided which is titled “The Illusion of Freedom: Technological Control and the Dystopian World”.
– Make sure to use a lot of quotes from the story/explain your quotes
– Format: You are required to use the current MLA style for this essay. This includes proper MLA citation and a correctly-formatted Works Cited page (12-point font, Times New Roman, double spacing, last name and page number in the header on each page, etc.).
– please read thoroughly through all these directions and the pictures of the instructions as well, since there is more information in the pictures that I did not mention in writing
– I have also included a sample essay that you can look at for reference on how to format/write this essay