Final Papers---NO CLASS THIS WEEK

THE LAST POSSIBLE DAY TO HAND IN PAPERS IS THURSDAY APRIL 23 TO 1141 IN THE RED AREA.

ALL FINAL GRADES WILL BE POSTED ON MYECC DURING THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL.

Essay 3

ENG 215             Essay 3                                                                         

Due Tuesday April 7 (This is the only day drafts are accepted. If you do not hand in a draft, hand in the final on April 14).

Drafts that are handed in on April 7 will be given back on April 9. Final due April 14.

 

LATE PAPERS DO NOT GET REVISION AND LOSE POINTS

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

Refer to the class blog for outside source info: eng215spring15.blogspot.com

ONLY RELIABLE SOURCES!

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

3 pages

 

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

 

 

1)      A tragic hero is, by short definition, someone who falls because of a tragic flaw and not necessarily because he is a “bad” or evil person. For this essay, do a character analysis of Okonkwo and map the ways he is a tragic character.

2)      Throughout Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, the role of customs and traditions is incredibly important and decides the fate of men, women, and children. Some of the customs practiced in this culture would certainly be frowned upon in the West yet are perfectly acceptable. For this essay, examine the role of customs and traditions in Things Fall Apart and consider why these might be important to this culture (for instance, think about how they all have to do with the natural world and natural forces—appropriate since they live in the open and are prone to threats).

3)      Throughout Things Fall Apart there is a tension between what the supernatural world means and the differences in viewpoints on this matter are the prime source of conflict outside of issues stemming from Okonkwo's character flaws. For this essay, you will want to find examples of differences in opinion on supernatural matters and how this tears the community apart.

4)      Explain the complicated role of women in this novel (think about how they have limited roles in the community but are often seen as gods in the supernatural sense).

5)      We discussed the last paragraph of the novel (also the last paragraph of chapter 22) and how it defines the central issues with colonialism. For this essay, explain how we see this at play in the novel.

6)      Explain how religion plays a role in “Heaven is Not Closed.” How does the colonists beliefs cause problems with the tribe?

7)      What does the fact that there is a place for women who kill their husbands exist on “The Collector of Treasures” say about the culture of that time?

8)      Compare how the effects of colonialism/imperialism is displayed in Things Fall Apart, “The Collector of Treasures” and “Heaven is Not Closed.”

 

Colonialism in Things Fall Apart

HANDOUT FROM CLASS ON TUESDAY MARCH 31:

http://allafrica.com/stories/201304051285.html

Achebe's Article on Heart Of Darkness I mentioned in class on Thursday April 2:

http://kirbyk.net/hod/image.of.africa.html

Other Sources:

http://www.history.ac.uk/makinghistory/resources/articles/imperial_post_colonial_history.html

http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/5-history-europe-colonization.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pis5f085P3M

http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1182&context=utk_chanhonoproj

http://www.humanities360.com/index.php/the-long-term-consequences-of-the-colonization-of-africa-10-62788/

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,31&q=colonialism+in+things+fall+apart

Tagic Hero In Things Fall Apart

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/santorar/engl190v/trag.hero.htm

http://www.bisd303.org/cms/lib3/WA01001636/Centricity/Domain/593/10th%20english%20Fall/C%20-%20The%20Tragic%20Play/Antigone.Medea/Definition%20of%20Tragic%20Hero.pdf

http://jurn.org/#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=tragic%20hero%20in%20things%20fall%20apart&gsc.sort=

Bessie Head ("Heaven Is Not Closed" and "The Collector of Treasures")

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=N6m73AkiIjEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=bessie+head&ots=kFKFLBdhna&sig=5N2E4ahc_yAdkHvLWfAenMEneGo#v=onepage&q=bessie%20head&f=false

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2931822?sid=21105664200571&uid=2&uid=3739808&uid=4&uid=3739256

http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ral/summary/v030/30.2garrett.html

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/40238755?sid=21105664227961&uid=2&uid=3739808&uid=4&uid=3739256

http://www.missourireview.com/tmr-blog/2013/05/short-story-month-day-8-the-collector-of-treasures/

http://www.literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/viewFile/588/758

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/2931824?sid=21105664334721&uid=3739808&uid=2129&uid=3739256&uid=70&uid=2&uid=4

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NO CLASS THURS 3/12---HUMANITIES CONFERENCE IN SMITH HALL

http://ecchumanitiesconference2015.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_22.html

Outside Sources for Blindness

Here are some reviews for the novel:

http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/10/04/reviews/981004.04millert.html

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/28/132292587/in-saramagos-blindness-a-vision-of-human-nature

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/apr/15/featuresreviews.guardianreview16

http://www.thenewcanon.com/blindness.html





Blindness as a literary device:

http://www.read-irresponsibly.com/2007/05/blindness-jose-saramago/

http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/688/865

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3200/CRIT.45.3.293-308?journalCode=vcrt20#.VBhNCv4cy70

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3200/EXPL.64.2.119-121?journalCode=vexp20#.VBhNcP4cy70

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07494460600647543#.VBhNlf4cy70

http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/30/25/3141.short