EMBEDDED 
                      QUOTES
              Incorporating quoted material into 
                       literary analysis
   WHY SHOULD I USE 
   QUOTES?
    To support my argument.
    To demonstrate my familiarity with the 
    text.
    To avoid getting kicked out of school for 
    plagiarism!
   EMBEDDED VS DROPPED-
   IN
     An embedded quote flows naturally into 
     your own writing.  When reading a well-
     embedded quote, it should sound like 
     part of your own sentence.
     A dropped-in quote does not flow with 
     the rest of the sentence.  It sounds 
     jarring and disrupts the sentence and 
     paragraph.
   EXAMPLE #1
    Beneatha is a character who believes in 
    freedom of expression.  She said this 
    quote: “People have to express 
    themselves one way or another” 
    (Hansberry 48).
    Beneatha is a character who believes 
    that “people need to express 
    themselves one way or another” 
    (Hansberry 48).
   EXAMPLE #2
    Holden gets frustrated and decides to 
    leave.  “People are always ruining things 
    for you” (Salinger 88).
    Holden gets frustrated and decides to 
    leave, claiming that “people are always 
    ruining things” (Salinger 88). 
    Holden gets frustrated and decides to 
    leave.  He claims that “people are 
    always ruining things” (Salinger 88).