Some of you have already started publishing your essay on the blog. Good! Hopefully we will se a lot more essays here soon. Here are the topics you explored. If your title doesn't clearly state which essay you have written, refer to the assignment number.
Feel free to explore additional topics or questions asked in the essay assignments. It also might be a good idea to include links and sources, especially if you post videos or pictures.
If you have time it would be interesting to see if anyone is able to make a movie poster or a brand new back cover for "their" novel (The back cover often contains biographical matter about the author or editor, and quotes from other sources praising the book. It may also contain a summary or description of the book. Wikipedia)
Essay – Down and Out in Paris and London
1 In many societies, it is a sign of wealth and privilege to not have to work for your living. Is it healthy to live a life of leisure? On the other end of the spectrum, how would meaningful work help the idle who live in poverty? Write an essay on the value of work.
2 Write an essay where you compare and contrast Boris and Charlie.
3 Discuss the character Charlie. What does he symbolize? How do you explain Charlie’s desire to live beneath his social standing?
4 Man vs. society is a traditional literary theme wherein the character is oppressed by or victimized by society. In Down and Out in Paris and London, the unnamed narrator and his friends face opposition from society on several fronts: the government, their employers, religion and their landlords. Write an essay called “Man vs. Society in Down and Out in Paris and London”
5 Take a close look at the novel’s language. What can you tell about the characters by the way they speak? In your own circle of acquaintances, what linguistic differences do you notice, and what can you tell about people by their language?
6 Compare and contrast Paris and London. What misfortunes does the narrator face in each city and how are those misfortunes different. Which city is friendlier to vagrants? How do th occupants of the cities differ?
Essay - Little Brother
7 The novel Little Brother deals with the frightening aspects of computer security, surveillance and the risk of trading off freedom for ”security” – and of course how to protest against it. Write a text where you touch upon these issues. Use examples from the book to illustrate your points and views.
8 Write an essay with the title “Little Brother – science fiction or reality today?”
9 In the novel Little Brother Cory Doctorow tells a story of mass hysteria and the need to feel secure at the cost of individual freedom. Write an essay where you explore this aspect of the novel. Include examples from the text to illustrate your points.
10 How would you feel if someone could exploit data to track you via your “Ungdomskort”? Why do we trust that toll plazas are the only places “køfri” passes get scanned? And how secure is that free Wi-Fi connection at the corner café or at Sola vgs? These are a few of the questions that crop up after reading (half of) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Write an essay where you explore these questions. Include stories you have heard, things you have experienced personally and of course references to the novel to illustrate your points.
Essay – Down and Out in Paris and London
1 In many societies, it is a sign of wealth and privilege to not have to work for your living. Is it healthy to live a life of leisure? On the other end of the spectrum, how would meaningful work help the idle who live in poverty? Write an essay on the value of work.
2 Write an essay where you compare and contrast Boris and Charlie.
3 Discuss the character Charlie. What does he symbolize? How do you explain Charlie’s desire to live beneath his social standing?
4 Man vs. society is a traditional literary theme wherein the character is oppressed by or victimized by society. In Down and Out in Paris and London, the unnamed narrator and his friends face opposition from society on several fronts: the government, their employers, religion and their landlords. Write an essay called “Man vs. Society in Down and Out in Paris and London”
5 Take a close look at the novel’s language. What can you tell about the characters by the way they speak? In your own circle of acquaintances, what linguistic differences do you notice, and what can you tell about people by their language?
6 Compare and contrast Paris and London. What misfortunes does the narrator face in each city and how are those misfortunes different. Which city is friendlier to vagrants? How do th occupants of the cities differ?
Essay - Little Brother
7 The novel Little Brother deals with the frightening aspects of computer security, surveillance and the risk of trading off freedom for ”security” – and of course how to protest against it. Write a text where you touch upon these issues. Use examples from the book to illustrate your points and views.
8 Write an essay with the title “Little Brother – science fiction or reality today?”
9 In the novel Little Brother Cory Doctorow tells a story of mass hysteria and the need to feel secure at the cost of individual freedom. Write an essay where you explore this aspect of the novel. Include examples from the text to illustrate your points.
10 How would you feel if someone could exploit data to track you via your “Ungdomskort”? Why do we trust that toll plazas are the only places “køfri” passes get scanned? And how secure is that free Wi-Fi connection at the corner café or at Sola vgs? These are a few of the questions that crop up after reading (half of) Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Write an essay where you explore these questions. Include stories you have heard, things you have experienced personally and of course references to the novel to illustrate your points.
Essay – Lord of the Flies
11 Show how the sense of order on the island deteriorates over the course of the chapters you have read so far. Also include some reflections on how you think the story might continue and how it will end. (Don’t be tempted to look. Your suggestion and reasons on how it will develop and end are more important than “getting it right”.
12 Here are some of the themes you can fin in Lord of the Flies. Explore one or more of them in an essay. Remember to use examples.
- The battle between good and evil - Law and order - Crowd mentality
13 In the novel Lord of the Flies a group of boys are stranded on a deserted island and they have to take care of themselves. But what if Lord of the Flies were about a group of young girls instead? How would they cope with the challenges and problems the boys in Golding’s novelface Remember to include explanations, examples and references.
14 Compare and contrast the characters of Ralph and Jack. How do their characters affect their leadership styles?
11 Show how the sense of order on the island deteriorates over the course of the chapters you have read so far. Also include some reflections on how you think the story might continue and how it will end. (Don’t be tempted to look. Your suggestion and reasons on how it will develop and end are more important than “getting it right”.
12 Here are some of the themes you can fin in Lord of the Flies. Explore one or more of them in an essay. Remember to use examples.
- The battle between good and evil - Law and order - Crowd mentality
13 In the novel Lord of the Flies a group of boys are stranded on a deserted island and they have to take care of themselves. But what if Lord of the Flies were about a group of young girls instead? How would they cope with the challenges and problems the boys in Golding’s novelface Remember to include explanations, examples and references.
14 Compare and contrast the characters of Ralph and Jack. How do their characters affect their leadership styles?
Essay – The Secret Life of Bees
15 One of the themes in The Secret Life of Bees is race relations. The novel is set in the months following the passage of the Civil Rights Act in July 1964. Write an essay with the title “The Secret Life of Bees seen through the prism of race”.
16 Each chapter of The Secret Life of Bees begins with a quotation or quotations about bees and beekeeping. Pick a chapter you have read and explain how the quotations from the beginning relate to the events of that chapter. Also identify the character in the novel you think is the “queen bee” and explain why.
17 Write an essay with the title: “The Secret Life of Bees is more a book about women than race.
18 In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Lily feels lost without a mother to lead her step by step through life. But her real mother, Deborah, is not the only mother figure in this story
Write an essay called “The Importance of Mothers in The Secret Life of Bees”.
19In The Secret Life of Bees Lily takes her first steps toward maturity and she gains some wisdom about the world around herself.
Write an essay called “The Secret Life of Bees – a Coming-of-age-Novel” where you explore Lily’s path to maturity.
15 One of the themes in The Secret Life of Bees is race relations. The novel is set in the months following the passage of the Civil Rights Act in July 1964. Write an essay with the title “The Secret Life of Bees seen through the prism of race”.
16 Each chapter of The Secret Life of Bees begins with a quotation or quotations about bees and beekeeping. Pick a chapter you have read and explain how the quotations from the beginning relate to the events of that chapter. Also identify the character in the novel you think is the “queen bee” and explain why.
17 Write an essay with the title: “The Secret Life of Bees is more a book about women than race.
18 In The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Lily feels lost without a mother to lead her step by step through life. But her real mother, Deborah, is not the only mother figure in this story
Write an essay called “The Importance of Mothers in The Secret Life of Bees”.
19In The Secret Life of Bees Lily takes her first steps toward maturity and she gains some wisdom about the world around herself.
Write an essay called “The Secret Life of Bees – a Coming-of-age-Novel” where you explore Lily’s path to maturity.
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