Topic Ideas and Examples

The first stage of this project is to find a topic. Multiple options were given as examples to research. Initially there was confusion on what to pick, but after being briefed on the project, it became easier to choose. The topic has to be interesting and give off a valid reason to be researched. Students are all different so varied options are more valid and interesting than others to each individual. In order for a topic to be considered for this project it has to be a challenge, underlying question, or investigating impetus stemming from literature that passes into the real world. Examples are gender equality in "A Doll's House," post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/war insanity in "The Things They Carried," amoral behavior in "The Stranger," and the horrors of slavery in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Each of the examples listed are real life problems that authors wrote about in their works hoping through their works they could get their message out. For some authors society did listen and heed their sorrows, unfortunately not for all. The next step is choosing one of the many problems stressed in a work of literature that crosses into reality.