Comparison Analysis Essay

This is a COMPARISON Analysis Essay in APA FORMAT that requires simple professional easy to understand writing. I HAVE ATTACHED THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW* as well as an A LEVEL COMPARISON ESSAY FOR REFERENCE Stories to COMPARE: 1. THE VELDT http://mrjost.weebly.com/uploads/1/2/8/8/12884680/the_veldt.pdf 2. The Hunger Games Topics to choose from Topics Please note that these are merely topics to prompt your own interpretations of the texts. They are not thesis statements. It is up to you to narrow the topic down and come up with a clear interpretive argument that can be backed up by careful analysis of your chosen texts. “Text” refers to any literary work we’ve studied this semester. At least one must be a novel, and at least one must be a text you have not analyzed in a previous assignment. This is a comparative essay, so you may find similarities, differences, or similar threads (strands) between texts. It is not necessary that you only focus on a black and white (all or nothing) argument. You may find that there are some similarities, and some differences between all of them. The topics from which you may choose are: 1. Science Run Amok: Many of the texts we’ve studied this semester have looked at the precarious relationship between science and nature, and specifically raise the question of whether science should tamper with the natural world. • With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, consider this ethical dilemma and its impact on two characters. or, • With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, consider the “scientific abomination” (a creature created by science that goes against nature) and it’s significance or• With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, interpret the significance of the “mad scientist” figure (what role do they play, why are characters/readers drawn to the figure, etc.) 2) Dystopia: Many of the texts we’ve studied have presented a future version of our world that has become dystopian as a result of political oppression • With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, evaluate the struggle between socialization (society) and the individualization (the self) or, • (a slight variation of the above) Consider how two characters, from their respective texts,challenge or resist oppressive governments or, • With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, analyze “society as the villain” or “antagonist.” 3. Social Commentary: Many of the texts we’ve studied are reflections of real issues in the real world presented in a defamiliarized way. • With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, analyze a single issue relevant to our time (political oppression, climate change, destruction of the planet, technological advancement, media saturation, etc., etc., etc). ** Note** : if you chose this topic, it is not enough to say that these texts are somehow reflective of a real world issue. You must determine the purpose/value of the issue in the texts themselves and analyze something about them such as their impact on specific characters, plot, or themes. You can draw out connections to larger real world issues that you feel the text is commenting on, but you must always stay grounded in textual analysis. In other words, this is not license to create an opinion paper about world issues. • With respect to two texts we’ve studied this semester, analyze the existential question that the text(s) poses, and what, if any, answers you feel they offer. Note: Yes, this is a big question. Some texts present the questions of human existence or our place in the universe rather overtly such as in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, while others do this with subtlety. With this topic, don’t attempt to tackle every existential question posed by the texts, but rather, focus on one that you feel overlaps between the two. 5. The Hero’s Journey: The Hero’s Journey which describes the process a character undergoes as they learn more about themselves through a series of tests. • With respect to any two texts we’ve studied this semester, consider the ways that two characters undergo a transformation. For example: • ignorance to knowledge • innocence to experience • false view of world to corrected view • idealism to realism