Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Refined Research Questions
Given your reading of your primary source, your writing about elements of your primary source, your reading and notetaking of two critical sources, revisit your first questions. Try to narrow and refine your angle of interpretation. You're a step closer to having a specific thesis; use the work you have done up to this point to inform and shape the direction your research is taking. Due by class on Thursday (3/12).
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How does Melville study nature with Moby Dick and analyze human behavior through the characters Ahab, who is consumed by evil, and Starbuck, a polar opposite?
In what way does All the King's Men demonstrate to the reader the way in which good character traits cause the destruction of honorable people in our society?
How does Steinbeck effectively use Doc's superficial satisfaction and Mac's combination of good and evil to communicate social themes?
How does Hemingway's distinct style augment his criticism of war?
How does Dreiser use his [broken] childhood and city experience in creating his controversial stories about using sex as capital and city living?
How does Abbey convey his views on nature and society through his essays in Desert Solitaire?
Although I am not really sure which direction I want to go, I have a few ideas:
How does Heller's use of humor show his feelings towards war?
How does Yossarian's decision to desert represent a moral awakening in the novel?
Who is the real enemy in the war?
How does Tyler develop the interconnectedness of the characters in an ironic way throughout the novel?
What opinions does Kurt Vonnegut have concerning organized religion and the scientific community's ideals?
How is O'Neill able to take the completely individual and distinct conflicts of each of his characters in "Long Day's Journey into Night" and connect them together?
How do Kerouac's characters and their journeys reflect the author's critical outlook on America and the American ideal?
How does McCarthy use different symbols throughout the book to portray the underlying meanings/themes?
How does Edith Wharton's writing convey her ideas of marriage? How does she portray herself in her stories to convey her reality in her fiction?
How do the things that the soldiers carry represent the emotional burdens that they carry as well?
Why does O'Brien think that adding fiction to his truthful stories makes a good war story?
How does Cumming's use life experiences to shape the theme and content of his writings?
How does David Foster Wallace's writing reflect the continually expanding culture of visual media?
How does Sinclair use character development to demonstrate the need for social and political reform in America?
How does Chabon use identity and transformation to expand the main characters and their ideals?
What are the affects of racial hatred and fear on a individual?
How does racial hatred and fear affect the mind of the individual?
Is Bigger Thomas's fear and hatred the fault of his own stability or those around him?
How does Malamud use allusions to Arthurian mythology to structure his novel?
In Jane Hirshfield’s collection of poetry, how does she use her specific style and rich language to enlighten readers about her beliefs on life, religion and relationships?
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