The following links are to critical essays or articles written about the various works of literature. Read them, use them in your essays if you like, but make sure that you cite the source properly (you can find it at the top of the page). Remember, even if you are paraphrasing ideas from any of these articles, you must make that clear in your essay. You may find that one of these authors has a way of looking at the literature that complements your own or that you can use to support your reading of the story. If that's the case, then using outside sources such as these critical essays can strengthen your essay tremendously.
an article about the book Love Medicine, focusing on the chapter "A Red Convertible"
an article about Achebe
an article discussing Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily"