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其他选题 The American Political Parties（美国的政党）The American Families（美国的家庭）The Working Women in American Society（美国的职业妇女）The American Indians（美国的印第安人）The Role Played by the American Blacks in the History of America（美国黑人在美国历史上的贡献）The Cults in Modern American Society（现代美国社会中的迷信）. Sun Zi’s Art of War and Its Influences over the World（《孙子兵法》在世界上的影响） * 公共邮箱 邮箱 ymwxs2004@163.com 密码 ymwxs2006 * 文学方向 更新中 * Writing about literature A Brief Introduction Zhang Yanling * Three Common Approaches Explication Analysis Comparison / contrast * Explication A re-expression of something written or said in different words; a close study of the work by itself Is suited to a paper that deals only with short passage or section of a story an important scene in a novel, or a speech or two in a play * Analysis Two kinds: To analyze a work into its several elements but only focus on one or two of them To analyze a story or a novel in its entirety * Comparison / contrast Study two authors Study two works of fiction by the same or different authors * What makes for a good literature paper? An argument You are arguing that your perspective–an interpretation, an evaluative judgment, or a critical evaluation–is a valid one. A debatable thesis statement You must have a specific, detailed thesis statement that reveals your perspective, and, like any good argument, your perspective must be one which is debatable. * What kinds of topics are good ones? A discussion of a work’s characters: are they realistic, symbolic, historically-based? A comparison/contrast of the choices different authors or characters make in a work A reading of a work based on an outside philosophical perspective (Ex. how would a Freudian read Hamlet?) * A study of the sources or historical events that occasioned a particular work (Ex. comparing G.B. Shaw’s Pygmalion with the original Greek myth of Pygmalion) An analysis of a specific image occurring in several works (Ex. the use of moon imagery in certain plays, poems, novel