Idea #1: Choose a female character on whom to focus, and create a project that discusses some of the following questions: what is the author's attitude towards her? (how can you tell?); what is your attitude towards her?; how do at least 2 other characters view her?; how does she view herself?
I'm interested in this topic because as a female, I can relate to female characters in what we read. I think it'd be interesting to look at a piece of reading and analyze it through a female character on whom to focus, and relate it to how others, including myself, view her and what attitudes we might have towards her.
Idea #2: Consider the following: what does this work reflect about its historical, social, political and/or economic context? You may focus on race, class, power, cultural values and beliefs, historical events, the author's biography, gender, psychology, etc.
This topic sounded interesting because we could focus on race, class, power, etc. It just would be interesting to analyze different characters and how it relates to these topics. Also looking at a certain piece of writing from a historical, social, political and economic view, and relate it from that era to our present time; perhaps the pro's and cons of each, or the differences and similarities we have between the reading and our current situation to these topics.
Idea #3: Pick a subject: love, work, freedom, etc. then choose 2 selections and discuss how that subject is discussed in those selections. Use literary devices to help frame your discussion.
I think love and freedom would be two good subjects to discuss between 2 selections. I feel, at least in past personal experiences, that love and freedom seemed to go hand in hand, and not in a good way. (Again, at least in my experience.) So I feel I have personal knowledge to back this up, along with whatever reading selections I decide to pick. It's interesting to think about different subjects and how they can relate to each other in both positive and negative ways, and I'm interested in relating that to the readings.
Idea #4: Think about a theme running though your life (failure is the best lesson, love is eternal, etc.). Choose a reading that you think also discusses this theme (even if it reaches different conclusions about it). Explore connections between how the theme plays out in your life, and how the theme gets played out in the reading.
Again, I found this topic interesting because I can relate it to my own personal life and also relate it to our readings. I love doing this because I feel it opens up my mind more and gets me thinking more outside the box. It even gets me to realize things that I hadn't before. There are so many themes to choose from - I think that will be slightly difficult for me to narrow down - but is also exciting because of the endless possibilities to write about!
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