Discuss the endings of two of machado’s short stories.

Task:
Write a well-organized, essay (aiming for three well-crafted pages, if typing) in response to one of the following prompts.
• You may use any short story within Machado’s collection Her Body and Other Parties for your analysis.
• You must include a claim/thesis, introduction, and conclusion with clear reasoning and evidence.
• You should use at least four moments from a short story to support your claim. (If using number three, you will use two moments from each short story.)
You can pick any of the following prompts. Pick the one you feel like you have the strongest main claim and argument for.
1.) Discuss what role motherhood plays within the short story. What is motherhood’s importance to the narrative, character, and theme within the short story and the collection as a whole?
2.) Discuss what role marriage/partnership plays within the short story. What is marriage’s importance to the narrative, character, and theme within the short story and the collection as a whole?
3.) Discuss the endings of two of Machado’s short stories. What is the importance of these endings to narrative, character, and theme within the short story and the collection as a whole?