Topic 1: Explore the idea promiscuity (thats probably not the best word to use but it was the closes I could think of) in the olden days in contrast to now.
Foci 1: Consider the idea of a child being ashamed of his or her parent and how this shame will and has affected them. I would use the Scarlet Letter and a modern text.
Foci2: Consider the idea of girls getting pregnant at an earlier age in the olden days and how different it is now. Basically talk about how it was so horrible back in the day but now society kind of glories it with teen mom, secret life of the american teenager and other such shows. Again I would use The Scarlet Letter.
Topic 3: Look at stereotypes in different books and movies and discuss what happens when the stereotypes are stripped away (I think this is the one I'm gunnna do)
books I could use are: The Outsiders, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Breakfast Club [movie], The Elephant Man, The Devil in the White City, haha there are sooo many possibilities
Foci 1: Look at the stereotypes in kids and discuss how this will affect them in the future and shapes the person they will be.
Foci 2: Look at stereotypes of all different people and look at the people who give them these stereotypes.
Hey Mary,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to first say that I really appreciate your comment and the feedback that you gave me. I feel that both of your topics are intriguing and could lead to a very compelling paper. I think that topic 1, foci 1 would be a cool topic to explore and feel that you could go in many different directions with the idea of children being ashamed of their parents. However, overall, I believe that the topic of stereotypes would be an even more interesting topic to examine and I am glad that you are leaning towards this topic at this point in time. Of the books you have mentioned, while I have only read The Devil in the White City, it is clear that you have many potential sources and various avenues to explore. I would also recommend potentially combining the two foci under stereotypes into one broader topic. The stereotypes topic also has considerable historical and political implications and it might be interesting to connect your literary works/movies to these ideas. Keep up the good work!