UA Frankenstein Essay
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General Instructions:
of the topics listed below or they will not be graded.
scholarly secondary sources to support your argument in clear and precise language.
o If you are unsure of what constitutes a scholarly source, review the library modules, or
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must include a properly formatted works cited page.
Essay Topics (Choose ONE):
1. Develop your own topic. If you choose this option, you must email me a research topic statement
of 50-75 words and a list of your proposed primary texts (minimum 2) for analysis on or before
March 23, 2022. If your topic is not approved, you must write on one of the topics below.
2. Both Frankenstein and Parable of the Sower raise ethical issues connected with human
reproduction and/or child-rearing. Compare and contrast the ideas raised by these novels about
reproduction or child-rearing and society.
3. Both Parable of the Sower and Empire of Wild offer representations of the role of organized
religion in the lives of communities. Compare and contrast the representation of religion in both
novels. Some questions for consideration (you do not have to answer them all): What does
religion offer its believers? What complications or conflicts arise from religion in the novels?
How does religion contribute to or help to heal conflicts in the novels?
4. In 1997, Noël Sturgeon defined ecofeminism as “a movement that makes connections between
environmentalisms and feminisms; more precisely, it articulates the theory that the ideologies
that authorize injustices based on gender, race and class are related to the ideologies that sanction
the exploitation and degradation of the environment” (58). Using Empire of Wild and at least one
other text studied this term, discuss these works as representations of ecofeminist literature.
5. Analyze the representation of exterior or interior spaces in Emily Dickinson’s poetry. You must
use at least three of her poems in your essay. You may wish to consider the relationship between
space or place and things like: gender, spirituality, relationships, authorship, etc.
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