- The title of the book you read
- The critical approach you plan to use
- The assertion you will make about the book's meaning or quality
- Any questions you have
The paper is due Wednesday, February 4.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Lit Essay #3 Plans
By Friday, January 23, please post your plans for your next independent study. Your comments should include:
The paper is due Wednesday, February 4.
The paper is due Wednesday, February 4.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
24 comments:
1. Portrait of an Artist As a Young Man by James Joyce
2. Historical Biographical
3. At the moment I do not know my assertion, but I plan to focus on Joyce's view on education. I am currently considering arguing the negative consequences of a religious education compared to a public education. There is a good chance I will change my topic and assertion.
4. No questions at the moment.
1. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
2. Marxist Criticism
3. Koestler seems to be proving dictatorial brutality and totalitarian rule as being in error by providing evidence to the contrary. I will analyze the theme of torture to prove this claim.
4. Must one focus heavily on Marxist theories or can we generally accept that this form of criticism simply wants one to take into consideration Koestler's economic and political surroundings, and go from there?
1. Portrait of the Artist As A Young Man. Joyce
2. Mythological or Intertextual.
3. If I do Intertextual I will be comparing his technique to action from Ulysses.If Mythological then name choice etc.
4. Besides Kevin Is anyone else doing this book.
1. Winter in the Blood - James Welch
2. Formalist?
3. The aimlessness and futility of the main character's actions throughout the novel symbolizes the inevitable destruction of the American Indian Culture.
4. Could we possibly have more time for this one Mr. Sale?
1. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2. Moral/Philosophical
3. I'm not sure yet what my assertion will be. It could very well be related to the importance of religion and faith. Catholicism and Protestantism seem to be mentioned quite a bit in the novel, which could be well related back to morality. However, I have not finished the book yet and could choose a different approach.
4. I understand the moral aspect of this method of criticism, but I'm not quite sure of what the philosophical realm adds to this. I think I'm going to look into this further.
1. Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
2. Moral/Philosophical
3. I plan to focus my essay on religion within the novel, and the contrast Waugh creates between characters of 'true' faith and those who are only outwardly religious. I'd like to write about Waugh's opinion on the illusion vs. reality he creates, hopefully focusing on his take on faith. This may include his depictions of grandeur within the Catholic Church, and how they tie in to the decadent scenes that pervade his novel. My essay will probably involve a great deal of sorting through the satire to get to Waugh's true social commentary on faith, in a novel that's certainly full of social commentary. I should probably say now that I picked this novel deliberately, to tie in to the end-of-the-year culminating paper we’ll have to write. My ‘big’ question is probably going to be something along the lines of “is man fundamentally good or evil?” – so, this essay may take on a bit of a slant with regard to this.
4. No real questions.
1. Kite Runner
2. Psychological
3. I plan to look at how the event of his friend's rape and the damage it has caused psychologically affects all of Amir's actions and thoughts throughout the book.
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns
2. Archetypal/Symbolic
3. I am not yet sure what my assertion will be because I'm only about halfway through the book right now, but I will probably see whether the main characters follow certain archetypal journeys or look at names and characters as symbols.
4. I don't have any questions right now!
1. Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor
2. Reader Response
3. I also don't know my assertion but it will deal with depth/redemption/blindness as a product of faith, or lack thereof.
4. No questions as of now!
1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2. Archetypal/Symbolic
3. Well since I just started my book I reserve the right to change my stance, but I plan on analyzing the different symbols, and the journey father and son take across the post-apocalyptic society.
4. No questions. I always have all the answers.
1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. Either Mimetic, Moral/Philosophical, or a combination of the two
3. I'm not quite sure about an assertion as I have not read very far, but I think I'd like to examine how 1984's society compares with ours today, the author's intentions for creating similarities and dissimilarities within the story, and the possibility that our world will someday mirror that of the book.
4. I second Aubrey's question.
1. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
2. I'm thinking Mimetic or maybe Psychological
3. I'm not really far enough into my book to know what my assertion is, but it will probably deal with their futuristic society and how accurate it is.
4. I don't have any questions at this time.
1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
2. Probably Formalist but maybe reader response
3. I am almost at the halfway point of the novel and I think i will need to hit the end to make an assertion. However,if i do formalist, I will probably focus on the setting including imagery, characters,and point of view in attempt make sense of the father and son's voyage. I would also examine the stream of consciousness writing style that McCarthy has used so far.
4. I will probably have some soon
Ah..mine is kind of late. I forgot about it until just now.
1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
2. Currently, I am planning on using the feminist approach. However, as I progress through the book, that may change.
3. I am planning on focusing on the differences between the roles of men and women and how Austen uses simple things such as diction and syntax to make her point. This will probably change. I usually make last minute changes.
4. No questions as of now.
1. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
2. Formalist or Moral/Philospohical
3. I do not yet know my specific assertion, but it will be related to warfare.
4. Currently, the only question I have is: why did I choose such a long novel?
1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
2. Feminist
3. I don't have a specific assertion but I probably will address the effects of the strict societal expectations placed on both the men and women in the novel.
4. No questions currently but I will have some soon.
Sorry this is late.
1. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2. Moral/Philosophical
3. As I am still reading the book I am not quite sure what my assertion will be. However, at the moment I am think of doing something related to casting off the restraints of life and focusing on something important to one self.
4. I don't really have any questions at this moment.
1) The Bluest Eye -Toni Morrison
2) Historical/Biographical or perhaps symbolic
3) I don't really know what I plan to assert, but it may have something to do with a commentary on race relations and identity in our country and our culture.
4) Not as of yet.
1. Kite Runner
2. Moral/ Philosophical
3. I'm going to focus on the different beliefs of right and wrong of the characters and how that reflects the overall moral objective of the novel.
4. No questions
1. Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
2. Moral/Philosophical
3. I plan to observe the mental progress of the character Siddhartha. I will compare epiphanies Siddhartha reaches and compare them to other philosophical ideals.
4. No questions as of yet.
1. Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
2. Historical/biographical
3. Assertion currently unknown, but I am planning to focus on the role of society, and Wharton's views on the subject
Jessica M said:
1. Seize the Day by Saul Bellow
2. Most likely psychological or moral
3. I honestly haven't gotten far enough in to make an assertion, but when I find one, I will be sure to let you know.
4. None for the moment, thanks
Post a Comment