ENG 215 FINAL PAPER
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APRIL 20 FINAL PAPER
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Paper #3-- must
use 2 outside sources, works cited page and be 3 pages.
Pick ONE of the
essay topics below for your paper.
A Lesson Before Dying
1)
Education
is very important in this novel, both its attainment and the lack of it. Tante
Lou continually refers to Grant as “the teacher.” The other men call him
“Professor.” Yet Grant hates teaching, echoing the feelings of his own teacher,
Matthew Antoine. Contrast the opinions of education presented in this novel.
Why do some seek it and others consider it a burden? What role does it play in
the characters’ lives and the life of the community?
2)
We
talked about human rights, social justice and the relationship between
injustice and self-esteem in the first class about this novel. Write an essay
that discusses how the novel explores these themes.
3)
Reread
the description of Vivian from Chapter 4 and the passage in Chapter 15 about
Vivian’s marriage. What was the cause of conflict between Vivian and her family
over her marriage? What causes the conflict between Vivian and Tante Lou over
her relationship with Grant?
4)
Paul
earns Grant’s respect through his treatment of Jefferson and his visitors. How
is Paul different from the other jail keepers? How do his actions at the end of
Jefferson’s life demonstrate Paul’s goodness? Why might he have chosen to attend
the execution even though it was not part of his job/
5)
Symbolism is important in this story as it is in
many stories. Pick two or three symbols from the novel and explain the role it
plays and its significance. Defend
your thesis with outside sources and examples from the text.
6)
Compare Rev. Ambrose and Grant’s approach to
helping Jefferson. What did they disagree about? How did each man defend his
beliefs? Defend your thesis with
outside sources and examples from the text.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
1) After
years of polite submission to her male counterparts, Janie gains her voice in
Chapters 7 and 8. Prior to her defiance of Joe, Janie observes the way Daisy,
Mrs. Bogle, and Mrs. Robbins are treated by the men. For this essay describe
how each woman is treated in the novel.
2) What
happens to Janie after “she tore off [her] kerchief... and let down her
plentiful hair” (Chapter 8)? How does her hair reflect her womanhood? How does
she change when we see her take off the kerchief?
3) Janie
finds herself in two marriages with men that greatly differ from each other.
These two men go by the names of Joe Starks and Vergile “Tea Cake” Woods. They
both have very different impacts on Janie’s path to achieve her life goals.
Compare and contrast the two characters.
4) The
hurricane makes the characters question who they are and what their place in
the universe is. How would you explain this idea?
5) How
has Nanny’s experience as a slave stamped her worldview with a strong concern
for financial security, respectability, and upward mobility? What is she most
concerned about when it comes to Janie?
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