Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Added/cut solid progress update
The works of literature I chose have been helpful in finding information on my topic. Each work and criticism has displayed a different perspective then the preceding work. I substituted Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest for William Golding's Lord of the Flies. This decision allowed me to contrast book with the award winning movie. I added the film Forrest Gump, but cut the book since the movie was more adventurous and focused on Forrest's mental retardation. I added the movie I am Sam. The sources I have gathered and researched are developing the portrayal of mentally disabled characters in literature. The various outlooks perceived by various authors has shown true in describing the perception of the characters in literature.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Biggest obstacles, challenges, mistakes, and successes
The biggest mistake I made was initially writing my thesis about characters with physical disabilities because there was barely any information for a twenty page paper. The biggest challenge and obstacle is choosing which works to to use and which to discard because I have found a vast amount of information regarding my topic that easily can exceed twenty pages. I do not want to use too much so I have to choose the best. Although this a challenge I have succeeded in finding many works portraying characters with mental disabilities in literature.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Topic has grown
My topic has grown and my Thesis and bibliography will remain the same.
Thesis: Mental disabilites in literature: roles the mentally disabled have played in literature over time.
Tentative Bibliography:
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. Print.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. New York: Vintage, 2004. Print.
Kesey, Ken. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Novel. New York: Viking, 1962. Print.
Matos, Angel Daniel. "Daniel Keyes'[Flowers for Algernon] - On Disability, Animality, and Structure." The Ever and Ever That Fiction Allows. Angel Matos, 25 May 2013. Web. 08 Dec. 2015.
Cox, F. Brett. "Flowers for Algernon." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit:
Thesis: Mental disabilites in literature: roles the mentally disabled have played in literature over time.
Tentative Bibliography:
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. Print.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. New York: Vintage, 2004. Print.
Kesey, Ken. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Novel. New York: Viking, 1962. Print.
Matos, Angel Daniel. "Daniel Keyes'[Flowers for Algernon] - On Disability, Animality, and Structure." The Ever and Ever That Fiction Allows. Angel Matos, 25 May 2013. Web. 08 Dec. 2015.
Cox, F. Brett. "Flowers for Algernon." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit:
Gale, 1997. 44-63. Novels for Students. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
Whyte, Nicholas. "Flowers for Algernon/"Flowers for Algernon"" Nicholas Whyte's Web-site: Science Fiction Reviews. Nicholas Whyte, 7 July 2002. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
Mcinerney, Jay. "The Remains of the Dog." The New York Times. The New York Times, 14 June 2003. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Bartmess, Elizabeth. "Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon." Disability in Kidlit. Elizabeth Batmess, 04 Apr. 2015. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Olear, Greg. "When Popular Novels Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes: Mark Haddon, Asperger's and Irresponsible Fiction." Web log post. The Huffington Post. Greg Olear, 18 Nov. 2011. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
McDonald, Riley. "Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Re. of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" 09 Sept. 2012: N. page. Bright Hub Education. Elizabeth Gromisch, 09 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Géfin, Laszio K. "The Breasts of Big Nurse: Satire versus Narrative in Kesey's 'One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Modern Language Studies 22.1 (1992): 96-101.
Larsen, Janet. "Stories Sacred and Profane: Narrative in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Religion and Literature 16.2 (1984): 25-42.
Sklar, Howard. "The Many Voices of Charlie Gordon: On the Representation of Intellectual Disability in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Covino, Ralph. "Star Wars, Limb Loss, and What It Means to Be Human." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Cape, Robert W., Jr. "Disabled Hero, Sick Society: Sophocles's Philoctetes and Robert Silverberg's The Man in the Maze." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
McDonald, Riley. "Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Re. of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" 09 Sept. 2012: N. page. Bright Hub Education. Elizabeth Gromisch, 09 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Géfin, Laszio K. "The Breasts of Big Nurse: Satire versus Narrative in Kesey's 'One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Modern Language Studies 22.1 (1992): 96-101.
Larsen, Janet. "Stories Sacred and Profane: Narrative in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Religion and Literature 16.2 (1984): 25-42.
Sklar, Howard. "The Many Voices of Charlie Gordon: On the Representation of Intellectual Disability in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Covino, Ralph. "Star Wars, Limb Loss, and What It Means to Be Human." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Cape, Robert W., Jr. "Disabled Hero, Sick Society: Sophocles's Philoctetes and Robert Silverberg's The Man in the Maze." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Essay withstanding 20+ paper
I believe I will be able to write a 20+ paper with the works I have begun to research. I also may add a couple extra sources just in case I do not surpass the twenty page paper mark. I have researched many different essays and books and have concluded it will be enough. If there is a work that does not work so well with the essay I can always substitute it for another to make my essay better. I can delete a work if it hurts my essay and can add a work if it enforces my essay.
Tentative Bibliography
Tentative Bibliography:
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. Print.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. New York: Vintage, 2004. Print.
Kesey, Ken. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Novel. New York: Viking, 1962. Print.
Matos, Angel Daniel. "Daniel Keyes'[Flowers for Algernon] - On Disability, Animality, and Structure." The Ever and Ever That Fiction Allows. Angel Matos, 25 May 2013. Web. 08 Dec. 2015.
Cox, F. Brett. "Flowers for Algernon." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit:
Keyes, Daniel. Flowers for Algernon. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. Print.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. New York: Vintage, 2004. Print.
Kesey, Ken. One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest: A Novel. New York: Viking, 1962. Print.
Matos, Angel Daniel. "Daniel Keyes'[Flowers for Algernon] - On Disability, Animality, and Structure." The Ever and Ever That Fiction Allows. Angel Matos, 25 May 2013. Web. 08 Dec. 2015.
Cox, F. Brett. "Flowers for Algernon." Novels for Students. Ed. Diane Telgen. Vol. 2. Detroit:
Gale, 1997. 44-63. Novels for Students. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
Whyte, Nicholas. "Flowers for Algernon/"Flowers for Algernon"" Nicholas Whyte's Web-site: Science Fiction Reviews. Nicholas Whyte, 7 July 2002. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
Mcinerney, Jay. "The Remains of the Dog." The New York Times. The New York Times, 14 June 2003. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Bartmess, Elizabeth. "Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon." Disability in Kidlit. Elizabeth Batmess, 04 Apr. 2015. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Olear, Greg. "When Popular Novels Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes: Mark Haddon, Asperger's and Irresponsible Fiction." Web log post. The Huffington Post. Greg Olear, 18 Nov. 2011. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.
McDonald, Riley. "Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Re. of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" 09 Sept. 2012: N. page. Bright Hub Education. Elizabeth Gromisch, 09 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Géfin, Laszio K. "The Breasts of Big Nurse: Satire versus Narrative in Kesey's 'One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Modern Language Studies 22.1 (1992): 96-101.
Larsen, Janet. "Stories Sacred and Profane: Narrative in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Religion and Literature 16.2 (1984): 25-42.
Sklar, Howard. "The Many Voices of Charlie Gordon: On the Representation of Intellectual Disability in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Covino, Ralph. "Star Wars, Limb Loss, and What It Means to Be Human." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Cape, Robert W., Jr. "Disabled Hero, Sick Society: Sophocles's Philoctetes and Robert Silverberg's The Man in the Maze." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
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McDonald, Riley. "Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Re. of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" Character and Caricature in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" 09 Sept. 2012: N. page. Bright Hub Education. Elizabeth Gromisch, 09 Sept. 2012. Web. 09 Dec. 2015.
Géfin, Laszio K. "The Breasts of Big Nurse: Satire versus Narrative in Kesey's 'One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Modern Language Studies 22.1 (1992): 96-101.
Larsen, Janet. "Stories Sacred and Profane: Narrative in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'." Religion and Literature 16.2 (1984): 25-42.
Sklar, Howard. "The Many Voices of Charlie Gordon: On the Representation of Intellectual Disability in Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Covino, Ralph. "Star Wars, Limb Loss, and What It Means to Be Human." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Cape, Robert W., Jr. "Disabled Hero, Sick Society: Sophocles's Philoctetes and Robert Silverberg's The Man in the Maze." Disability in Science Fiction: Representations of Technology as Cure. Ed. Kathryn Allan. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. 47-60. Print.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Reaction to another work
I read Sahar Farajun's blog and he has chosen to write his research paper about conformity. Sahar's thesis is, people conform to society to be socially accepted, but if are not accepted they will reject it. His research includes Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and essays discussing conformity. He believes with the works of literature he has gathered he will be able to write a 20 page paper.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Beginning Research
The topic I chose is mental disabilities: roles the mentally disabled have played in literature over time. I decided to research characters with mental disabilities in works of literature and reject authors with mental disabilities unless their works consist of disabled characters. I have taken steps to start this project by going to the librarian Mrs. Geller for assistance and searching the web for the best work about a disabled character. I have not chosen a set work to research yet, but am narrowing down my choices.
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