Choose one of the following and develop it into a supported, proven 1500 word essay. You are expected to complete research. At least two other, secondary texts are required other than the story or poem you choose. Secondary sources should be outside research material about the story or thesis you have chosen. This does not mean for you to choose other stories. You are expected to provide textual support from all of these sources and cite them correctly according to the MLA format. A work cited page is also required.
1. Choose a poem or poems or a short story that we have covered in class. Demonstrate how the text you've chosen is an example of Modernist ideology. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?
2. Choose a poem or poems or a short story that we have covered in class. Demonstrate how the text you've chosen is an example of a tragedy. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?
3. Choose a poem or poems or a short story that we have covered in class. Demonstrate how the text you've chosen is an example of Naturalist ideology. What qualities does it have that categorize it as such?
NATURALISM DISCUSSION
A) How is nature presented in "To Build a Fire"? What role does it play in the narrative? In "To Build a Fire" what is the difference between knowledge and instinct? B) In "The Open Boat" how are the characters described? How does their job affect how they are portrayed? C) What is the difference between the role of nature in "To Build a Fire" and "The Open Boat"? How do the authors present this material similarly or differently? Why? A) What are the characteristics of "A Streetcar Named Desire" that make it a piece of naturalist literature? B) Blanche and Stella both view Stanley very differently - how do they see him and what does this view say about themselves? What causes Stella to continue to return to Stanley? Does she really trust him? Does she ultimately sacrifice her sister for him??C) What is the difference between how Blanche presents herself and what she really is? Why does she choose to present herself so differently???D)What role does lighting - or the lack of it - play in this play?
A) What role does the past play in "A Long Day's Journey into Night"? Is it treated similarly in "A Streetcar Named Desire"? What role does alcohol and drug abuse play in this "A Long Day's Journey into Night"?
B) How are the two brothers looked upon by their parents? How is Edmund different than Jamie? Do these differences affect how Mary and James treat them?
C) How are Mary from "A Long Day's Journey into Night" and Blanche from "A Streetcar Named Desire" similar? Be specific.
D) Should "A Long Day's Journey into Night" be considered an example of Naturalism? Why or why not?