reaction paper
World Literature Topics that Worked
1. An examination of the author’s use of weather imagery in The House of Bernarda Alba and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich as a medium to explore the effect of totalitarian rule on the human spirit in the societies about which they write.
2. An investigation of the ways in which García Lorca and Checkov use sound imagery to illustrate the conflict between tradition and change in the plays, The House of Bernarda Alba and The Cherry Orchard.
3. An analysis of the way in which the personal philosophies of the protagonists in The Outsider and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich relate to their ultimate fates.
4. An exploration of animal imagery in The House of Bernarda Alba and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
5. Exploring the author’s use of the family home in The House of Bernarda Alba and The Cherry Orchard as a symbol of conflicting attitudes and behaviour during a period of social unrest in two very different countries.
6. An investigation of the significance of mother-daughter relationships in The House of Bernarda Alba and The Cherry Orchard at times in Spain and Russia when established traditions were challenged.
Topics That DID NOT Work
1. Antigone and Oedipus as tragic heroes.
2. The role of family in Antigone and Oedipus Rex.
3. A comparison between Antigone and Oedipus.
4. Telling the Tale: narrative in Black Rain and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
5. How the Personality Traits of Hedda in Hebba Gabler and Yasuko in Black Rain helped them deal with problems and cope with life.
6. The Effect of condemnation upon relationships in Hebba Gabler and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
7. Ivan D. and Hedda G.: Likeable Characters?
8. The thoughts and actions of fictional characters are restricted by their social circumstances and values.
9. The Individual versus society in Hebba Gabler and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
10. Characters are
1. An examination of the author’s use of weather imagery in The House of Bernarda Alba and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich as a medium to explore the effect of totalitarian rule on the human spirit in the societies about which they write.
2. An investigation of the ways in which García Lorca and Checkov use sound imagery to illustrate the conflict between tradition and change in the plays, The House of Bernarda Alba and The Cherry Orchard.
3. An analysis of the way in which the personal philosophies of the protagonists in The Outsider and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich relate to their ultimate fates.
4. An exploration of animal imagery in The House of Bernarda Alba and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
5. Exploring the author’s use of the family home in The House of Bernarda Alba and The Cherry Orchard as a symbol of conflicting attitudes and behaviour during a period of social unrest in two very different countries.
6. An investigation of the significance of mother-daughter relationships in The House of Bernarda Alba and The Cherry Orchard at times in Spain and Russia when established traditions were challenged.
Topics That DID NOT Work
1. Antigone and Oedipus as tragic heroes.
2. The role of family in Antigone and Oedipus Rex.
3. A comparison between Antigone and Oedipus.
4. Telling the Tale: narrative in Black Rain and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
5. How the Personality Traits of Hedda in Hebba Gabler and Yasuko in Black Rain helped them deal with problems and cope with life.
6. The Effect of condemnation upon relationships in Hebba Gabler and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
7. Ivan D. and Hedda G.: Likeable Characters?
8. The thoughts and actions of fictional characters are restricted by their social circumstances and values.
9. The Individual versus society in Hebba Gabler and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.
10. Characters are