Please post your thesis statement for the second literary essay under "Comments." Also, please give the title and author of the book you are analyzing.
In her novel, The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood uses a person's name as a symbol of identity to criticize the ease with which one's identity is simply cast off.
In My Sister's Kepper, Jodi Picoult delinates Brian's facination with Greeek mythology as a parallel to his role as a parent to suggest that a parent cannot always save their child.
In The Mephisto Club, Tess Gerristen uses demonic images to reveal that evil is a living presence among us.
Shelby-- This looks interesting. I assume you're planning to write about several characters' names. Are you also going to show how the name reflects the character? That seems important....
Emily-- Thesis 1--I'm not sure I see the connection between Greek mythology and one's role as a parent. Do the myths relate to parents and children in any way? Which particular myths are you studying? I need a bit more background before I can respond to the effectiveness of your thesis. Make the thesis more precise, perhaps. Identify the particular myths that you intend to study.
Thesis 2--Sounds very obvious. Of course demonic images reveal evil! I can't imagine that this topic will get you to a very profound level of analysis....
In his epic play, The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe incorporates an old man as a symbol of Faustus’ conscience to reveal that good can be found in even the most retched of men.
In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the drug soma is used to symbolize the citizen's struggle with their fear of fear itself and their unrealistic desire to find perfection that cannot exist.
Throughout The Hours by Michael Cunningham, the motif of flowers is used to display the imperfections the three main characters see in themselves and to criticize the societal roles in which women have been placed over time.
Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop uses imagery of the garden and foliage in a portrayal of the human ability to acculturate and with this imagery; she proposes the concept of one ideal never being completely superior to another.
In a Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare critically employs components of the five senses* in order to show how one is easily decieved when relying on these senses alone.
*The five senses refer to sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
I agree that the second statement isn't as strong. The first one is good, though.
If you want to write about the women, find a way to interpret them symbolically. For example, do they serve as foils to Okonkwo--that is, do they represent certain "feminine" aspects of his own character? Or do they represent something about the culture? Or, is it possible to
I don't recall the old man you're talking about here...Is he a recurring character? Be sure to introduce him in your opening paragraph. Then, trace his recurring appearances. Your thesis looks interesting.
Nikki-- Your thesis is too vague. Find a specific element of fiction--a character, a recurring image, etc.--and study HOW tht element conveys the idea. "Illusion" isn't really an image, but a concept. Find a specific visual image that reappears throughout the play and that takes on symbolic meaning. The image should be concrete--something one can touch or see.
Krista-- Interesting thesis! I like this book very much, by the way. Have you also read Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway? The Hours alludes to that book.
Krista-- Interesting thesis! I like this book very much, by the way. Have you also read Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway? The Hours alludes to that book.
Dave-- Excellent topic--and a wonderful novel. Possibly be more precise in your thematic statement. "The human ability to acculturate" and "one ideal never being superior to anohter" are very general. Don't be too vague....
Shamita-- Tighten it up a bit and if you need to tweek this as you write, be sure to do that. For instance, you might find that if you talk about sight and sound, you'll have a full paper and won't need to mention the other senses.
At the end (in the conclusion, maybe) reflect on what Shakespeare might imply regarding what actually is reliable and truthful. If the senses deceive us, then what should we trust...? Also--is the play a warning, an object lesson of some sort? What is Shakespeare's idea about love, sensuousness, imagination, etc. Get to the play's point.....
Throughout The Tempest, Shakespeare uses relationships between the powerful and their servants to prove the idea that justice must be carried out in order to pay the past sins committed.
Matt-- The master-servant relationship is indeed prominent in this play. And Shakespeare does indeed appear to be interested in the theme of justice. Good topic.
Be sure to point out ALL examples of the motif. For example, Prospero requires that Ferdinand becomes the "servant" of Miranda. Why? How does this tie in to the theme of justice?
Whoa! I apologize because this is enormously late!
Throughout the brilliant novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, the color black depicts the shame of all the African American characters within the book because of their desire to be white themselves, and the racial segregation that formed.
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In her novel, The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood uses a person's name as a symbol of identity to criticize the ease with which one's identity is simply cast off.
Thesis possibilities:
In My Sister's Kepper, Jodi Picoult delinates Brian's facination with Greeek mythology as a parallel to his role as a parent to suggest that a parent cannot always save their child.
In The Mephisto Club, Tess Gerristen uses demonic images to reveal that evil is a living presence among us.
two options:
1) The role of weather acts as a paralled to the nature of Okonkwo's clan and family in TFA by Chinau Achebe.
2) The women in Okonkwo's life singnify feminitity and power in TFA by Chinau Achebe.
I don't think the second essay has an argument, but I put it anyway.
Shelby--
This looks interesting. I assume you're planning to write about several characters' names. Are you also going to show how the name reflects the character? That seems important....
Emily--
Thesis 1--I'm not sure I see the connection between Greek mythology and one's role as a parent. Do the myths relate to parents and children in any way? Which particular myths are you studying? I need a bit more background before I can respond to the effectiveness of your thesis. Make the thesis more precise, perhaps. Identify the particular myths that you intend to study.
Thesis 2--Sounds very obvious. Of course demonic images reveal evil! I can't imagine that this topic will get you to a very profound level of analysis....
In his epic play, The Tragic History of Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe incorporates an old man as a symbol of Faustus’ conscience to reveal that good can be found in even the most retched of men.
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In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the drug soma is used to symbolize the citizen's struggle with their fear of fear itself and their unrealistic desire to find perfection that cannot exist.
Throughout the play, The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams exploits various illusions to emphasize the inability to ever completely escape reality.
Throughout The Hours by Michael Cunningham, the motif of flowers is used to display the imperfections the three main characters see in themselves and to criticize the societal roles in which women have been placed over time.
Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop uses imagery of the garden and foliage in a portrayal of the human ability to acculturate and with this imagery; she proposes the concept of one ideal never being completely superior to another.
In a Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare critically employs components of the five senses* in order to show how one is easily decieved when relying on these senses alone.
*The five senses refer to sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste.
Allison H.
I agree that the second statement isn't as strong. The first one is good, though.
If you want to write about the women, find a way to interpret them symbolically. For example, do they serve as foils to Okonkwo--that is, do they represent certain "feminine" aspects of his own character? Or do they represent something about the culture? Or, is it possible to
Jacob--
I don't recall the old man you're talking about here...Is he a recurring character? Be sure to introduce him in your opening paragraph. Then, trace his recurring appearances. Your thesis looks interesting.
Anna--
Your thesis has good potential. The book is somewhat obvious--rather didactic--but I can tell you're trying to find a unique slant. Good luck!
Nikki--
Your thesis is too vague. Find a specific element of fiction--a character, a recurring image, etc.--and study HOW tht element conveys the idea. "Illusion" isn't really an image, but a concept. Find a specific visual image that reappears throughout the play and that takes on symbolic meaning. The image should be concrete--something one can touch or see.
Krista--
Interesting thesis! I like this book very much, by the way. Have you also read Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway? The Hours alludes to that book.
Have fun!
Krista--
Interesting thesis! I like this book very much, by the way. Have you also read Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway? The Hours alludes to that book.
Have fun!
Dave--
Excellent topic--and a wonderful novel. Possibly be more precise in your thematic statement. "The human ability to acculturate" and "one ideal never being superior to anohter" are very general. Don't be too vague....
Shamita--
Tighten it up a bit and if you need to tweek this as you write, be sure to do that. For instance, you might find that if you talk about sight and sound, you'll have a full paper and won't need to mention the other senses.
At the end (in the conclusion, maybe) reflect on what Shakespeare might imply regarding what actually is reliable and truthful. If the senses deceive us, then what should we trust...? Also--is the play a warning, an object lesson of some sort? What is Shakespeare's idea about love, sensuousness, imagination, etc. Get to the play's point.....
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Throughout The Tempest, Shakespeare uses relationships between the powerful and their servants to prove the idea that justice must be carried out in order to pay the past sins committed.
Matt--
The master-servant relationship is indeed prominent in this play. And Shakespeare does indeed appear to be interested in the theme of justice. Good topic.
Be sure to point out ALL examples of the motif. For example, Prospero requires that Ferdinand becomes the "servant" of Miranda. Why? How does this tie in to the theme of justice?
Whoa! I apologize because this is enormously late!
Throughout the brilliant novel The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, the color black depicts the shame of all the African American characters within the book because of their desire to be white themselves, and the racial segregation that formed.
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