Final Papers

THE LAST POSSIBLE DAY TO HAND I N PAPERS IS WEDNESDAY APRIL 23.

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

Good Database for Outside Sources

Academia.edu

You'll need to create an account but there are many articles here that will be useful. They are all reliable.

Just create an account and search documents for the texts we cover in class.

Here is some for The Road:

https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Cormac_McCarthy_The_Road

Essay 3

DRAFT DUE APRIL 8^TH

BEING ABSENT ON THE DAY A PAPER IS DUE DOES NOT GIVE YOU AN EXTENSION.

APRIL 8T^H IS THE ONLY DAY I WILL ACCEPT DRAFTS

FINAL DRAFT DUE APRIL 15th

• You must use at least 2 outside sources to support your thesis.
• You must use examples from the texts we have read in class and the outside sources. Papers that do not quote outside sources or the text will not pass.
• Follow MLA guidelines we have discussed all semester (Everything from heading to block quotes to number the pages..everything).
• Works Cited Page

• Never end a paragraph with a quote.
• Cite outside sources within in your text; if it appears on your works cited page it has to be used in the paper (direct quotes or paraphrasing).
• Always keep in mind: is this quote proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do not use it!

 

Pick one of the following topics and be sure to use TWO RELIEABLE OUTSIDE SOURCES!

The Road

1) One man they meet on the road says "There is no God and we are his prophets." What does he mean by this? Explain the role of God and faith in The Road. As always, use direct references to the text as your proof.

2) Describe the relationship between the boy and his father.  What do they feel for each other? How do they maintain their affection for and faith in each other in such brutal conditions? How do they support each other during the tougher times of the novel?

3) What does The Road ultimately suggest about good and evil? What separates the “good guys” from the “bad guys”? How do we as readers know this?

4) Use the idea that the boy is symbolic of a religious figure or “the one” and explain how his role changes over the course of the novel.

 

 

More on The Road

This is an article on The Road and "The Allegory of the Cave"

tp://journals.tdl.org/cormacmccarthy/index.php/cormacmccarthy/article/view/852/616


More about The Road
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/books/review/Kennedy.t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

http://www.themodernword.com/reviews/mccarthy_road.html

http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n02/philip-connors/crenellated-heat

http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2639&context=etd

http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499

http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/013_04/499

http://network.bepress.com/explore/arts-and-humanities/english-language-and-literature/literature-in-english-north-america/?facet=publication_facet%3A%22Cormac+McCarthy+Conference%22