requirements: compare to the lighthouse to another 21st century novel then choose one of the questions below and use that.
To the Lighthouse and turn of the 21st Century novel final paper you will choose ONE of the options below and respond to it. Please remember to do all of the things you know make a good essay.
A Strong Thesis that is present throughout the paper
Analyze do not summarize or editorialize.
Use Textual evidence (what is the evidence doing? How? Why does it matter? How does it prove your thesis?)- KEEP ASKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT AND THE AUTHOR’S INTENT
– Respond to the prompt FULLY
– Responses should be approximately a thousand words long
You may choose any theme you find present in the novels and build a thesis around it. If you choose this option be sure to rememberemember thethe paper MUST make a claim about the novel and the author’s intent- not merely show where this theme is present. Why did you choose this theme? What is the author trying to say to the reader? How does she say it? etc.
To the Lighthouse and the novel you have read independently were written at the turns of two separate centuries. A great many things, though not everything, changed in the world from 1900 to 2000. Think about the novels as representations of their time periods and show how they show the similarities and/or differences in the concerns of their authors and the worlds they are living/responding to. Be sure to focus on analyzing, thematic elements, character development, stylistic choices and other literary elements. AVOID WRITING A HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER OR A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
We have discussed the idea of focalization in the To the Lighthouse. In a well developed paper,please explain how this non traditional use of focalization shapes our understanding of the story, the family and the overall message of the novel. Then consider the role focalization/narrative perspective plays in the novel you read. Your response should focus on the similarities/differences the books share in this area and how that impacts our experience and understanding of the novel.
How is family treated in the two novels? Think in terms of familial roles, expectations, behaviors, relationships etc. What role does family play in the two novels and how does this treatment speak to the author’s intention in each novel? Has time changed our view of family?
Woolf is considered a groundbreaking feminist writer. Do we see her stand for equality and the freedom for women to have the lives they choose in this novel? And how does her treatment of women compare to the treatment of women in modern novel you have read. Comparing the two does Woolf still read like a write with a progressive view of the woman’s role or does the
