Thanks to everyone for your contributions to the list of potential paper topics today! I’ve compiled the list for your writing pleasure, roughly grouped by theme:
- Explore the role of insanity in The War of the Worlds (WOTW).
- What is the role of foreshadowing in the novel?
- Explore the analogy between Martians and their treatment of humans and the way humans treat others (the dodo, Native Americans, Tasmanians, etc).
- What view of humanity does Wells suggest in WOTW? Include the loss of humanity we see when the ships are done.
- What social commentary does Wells offer in WOTW? (You might also consider whether these critiques are still valid today.)
- Explore Wells’s view of one of the following social structures: religion, military, class structures, etc.
- Write a character sketch of the narrator.
- Compare the narrator to his brother. What does the juxtaposition of these two characters lend to the novel?
- Is the narrator a dynamic or static character? Explain and consider the effects of this decision on the novel.
- Is WOTW a love story? Alternative: What is the function of the narrator’s relationship with his wife in the novel?
You covered much of the same group as last term’s groups. There was only one really juicy option that our brainstorming didn’t really touch on that could interest you:
- How does H.G. Wells create a sense of realism? What parts of the story contribute to the verisimilitude?
Have a great weekend and I look forward to working on these with you next week!
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