Readings
1. https://lab.cccb.org/en/writing-reading-21st-century-books/
2. http://www.philobiblon.com/drucker/
What has been the most interesting to you in this reading? Why? Are there any connections between these readings? , or other things you’ve thought about or encountered? What points do you want to remember?
Write a short essay (about 3 pp.) on one of the topics below; be thorough and quote from the text.
1. Selections I, IV and V describe the first meeting between Emma and the three men in her life. What are the impressions created? What does each man notice and in what way is it significant? What point of view is the narrator taking?
2. There are romantic and realist aspects in Flaubert’s narrative (the “material” world and domestic life vs “ideal” feelings; passion vs money). Provide examples and analyze them (selections III, IV, VII, VIII).
3. In selections II, III, IV, VI and VII, what are we told about what Emma thinks and feels? Do you feel Flaubert is mostly sympathetic or mostly derisive?
4. What do we know about the three men in Emma’s life (selections III, V, VII)? Does Flaubert give us sympathetic portraits? How does he represent “manhood” vs “womanhood”?
5. What does Flaubert have to say about the 19th century concept of “romance” and the “romantic” view of life (selections II, III, IV, V)?
6. What is the role of descriptions in this novel? You can comment on descriptions of people or descriptions of places (all the selections contain descriptions).
7. What does Flaubert have to say about non-romantic, physical love (selections VI and VII)?
For this research paper you will be creating an abstract and essay plan for this question: Explore the concept of Intersectionality in the novel ‘NW’ by Zadie Smith.
The abstract should be around 450-550 words and the essay plan should be around 750-850 words totalling to 1350 words.The essay plan should be detailed explaining what you would write in each paragraph in answer to the question. You should use quotations from the novel and also refer to the sources in your essay plan. The essay plan should have a clear structure, allowing the reader to follow the argument from beginning to end. The abstract should capture the overall argument of a longer essay.
The book needed for this assignment is Cross-Cultural Connections: Stepping Out and Fitting in Around the World (2002) by Duane Elmer.
From Elmer’s text, discuss the aspects of right, wrong, and different and select one example of what you consider a “grey area” and relate how that example could impact a) you, b) the local church, c) the kingdom of Satan, and d) the kingdom of God.
Create an argument about what the Nightingale represents in John Keats’ “Ode to a Nightingale.”
LITERATURE (Choose AT LEAST TWO works to analyze in your essay):
Nathaniel Hawthorne: “Young Goodman Brown”
Abdullah Shoaib: “Pretty Ugly”
James Joyce: “Araby”
Alan Feldman: “My Century”
Robert Frost: “The Road Not Taken” and “Birches”
Kate Chopin: “Désirée’s Baby”
Choose from one of the following essay topics to develop a 900-1200 word (about 3-4 pages), double-spaced, typed essay. Indicate the topic choice number in your essay’s title. Be sure to use specific evidence from the text for your analysis and conclusions, not mere speculation. Remember to correctly cite and document your quotes and paraphrases. Be careful not to summarize the story!
You may choose any combination of literature; for example: two short stories, a poem and a short story, or two, three, or all four of the poems.
Essay Topic:
The Loss of Innocence is a theme that many authors have written on in their works. Identify a character’s loss of innocence in at least two different works, by addressing this prompt and all the following questions:
a. Analyze the character: How did he/she lose innocence? Consider what the character does or says, does not say or do–and why.
b. Identify and explain any significant changes the character undergoes as a result of the loss of innocence.
c. Focus on the Literary Elements in the works, such as symbolism, imagery, allegory, irony, and tone. How are these elements evidenced in the works, and how do they affect the overall impact of the literature?
d. Reflect on the role (if any) that society had in the character’s loss of innocence.
You may choose to focus on a character, although NOT Tim O’Brien, as he is too large and found in too many stories. Norman Bowker, Mitchell Sanders, Rat Kiley, or Kiowa might make nice papers. Explore what the character represents through what he carries and what his function is in the story. What point does the fiction make about the war through this character? Does the character change? What is the eventual fate of the character and what is this trying to say about the war?Write an introduction that provides a little historical background about the Vietnam War. This will require a little bit of research, but not a lot. Just have some facts that will help provide a context for the points you want to make about the war.
When quoting your book, you should use the MLA style of documentation. The Online Writing Lab at Purdue is an excellent source for looking up how to do both short and long quote formats correctly.
1. This novel’s postmodern style is structured with lots of gaps between various narratives, which are assembled by the reader to make sensible interpretations. Another feature of postmodernism is simulacra or the proliferation of simulated realities overpowering physical reality. Cite an example of simulacra in the novel and briefly analyze it. (Avoid using the same examples as other students.)
2. In White Noise, excess can be real or unreal (simulated). Which form of excess is more powerful in your chosen example?
3. How do waste, excess, and repression go together in the novel?
If it is true that “The Yellow Wallpaper” is sometimes considered e.ssential reading in Feminist Literature,
discuss three qualities that might make it so
-Compare and contrast any two characters in the novel, considering similarities and differences. Character options: Daisy/Myrtle, Daisy/Jordan, Tom/Gatsby, Nick/Gatsby.
-Analyze a significant place/setting in the novel. Aside from the obvious physical features or differences, consider the symbolic function of each place. Setting options: West or East Egg, Gatsby’s mansion, the valley of the ashes and Wilson’s garage, or New York City.
-Analyze Nick Carraway’s role as a character and as a narrator.
Discuss the visual imagery in the novel and what it adds to the story. Consider: clothing, house descriptions, landscape descriptions.
-Choose an important MOTIF (repeated symbol) in the book and trace its development. (Significant motifs include weather, colors, and cars
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