Irony in any of these stories
Point of view and perspective and their impact on the readers experience in any of these stories
Determinism in any of these stories
Other selected literary elements in any of these stories
A character study of the major characters in any of these stories
Proulxs treatment of the myth of the American West in What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?
Departures from the typical plot structure in Hunters in the Snow or What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?
The multiple lessons in The Lesson
Grotesque protagonists in Hunters in the Snow or What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?
A comparison of the protagonist in To Build a Fire with the protagonists in Hunters in the Snow and/or What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick?
Research Tips:
Do your research early to be sure you can find enough secondary sources on your topic. See the Your Paper Assignments, Library Resources and Support module for help.
You dont have to find a secondary source about your specific story. For example, you can find a source about the typical symbolism of water and argue that your story uses the symbol in that way, or that your story twists the typical symbolism even if the source doesnt mention your story. You can find a source on Postmodernism and show the postmodern elements of your story, even if the source doesnt mention your story.
You can compare protagonists or antagonists from multiple stories; in this case, while you might not find much secondary material on Wollfs protagonists, for example, you might find a lot on Proulxs.
Try not to rely on sources like LitCharts, Shmoop, etc. If you do, then you need to put them in your Works Cited page, but they wont count toward your three required secondary sources as theyre not college-level sources.
Other colleges webpages are appropriate sources as long as theyre created by faculty or at a minimum a graduate student; however, youll still need three sources from our library databases.
Dont use Wikipediaanyone can add to a Wikipedia article, so you may be quoting someones crazy uncle or a middle school student. Theres no way to know.
