3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12
TIMES NEW ROMAN
USE
TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS
WELL.
This link will also help with MLA
questions: owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01
Refer to the class blog for outside
source info: eng102summer12015.blogspot.com
Pick ONE of the essay topics
below for your paper.
1)
Explain
the role of God and/or religion in (at least TWO) “A Good Man is Hard to Find”,
“A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” and Life
of Pi. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support
your thesis.
2)
The
issue of whether The Misfit had grace or not was discussed in class. Pick a
side of the argument and defend your thesis with outside sources and examples
from the text.
3)
Explain
the role of magical realism in “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” and Life of Pi. Pick out three examples from
these two and explain how they can be described as magical realism. Use
examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
4)
One of the central themes found in “The
Lottery,” The Sisterhood of the Night,” and The
Village is groupthink. Using at least TWO of these stories or film to
explain how it played a role in each story. Refer to the blog for outside
sources and be sure to use example from the primary texts as well as the
outside sources.
5)
Our class blog has a few articles
about the Salem Witch Hunt and Trials; use those (or other reliable outside
sources on the topic) to compare any similarities you see in “The Sisterhood of
the Night.” It is often referred to as an updated version of the Salem Witch
Hunt. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your
thesis.
6)
Three of the most important symbols
in “The Lottery” are the lottery itself, the black box and Old Man Warner.
Explain how these three symbols have larger meaning within the story. Use
examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.
7)
Pick a few symbols from “The
Lottery” and “The Sisterhood of the Night” to explain how the stories address
tradition and/or the idea of groupthink. Use examples from the texts along with
outside sources to support your thesis.
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