Thursday, December 2, 2010

Essay 5 Ideas

I had not really given much thought to this paper yet, so I am not too sure how exactly I am going to write this or what I am going to write about. As for which foundation I will use to write my paper, I think I am going to choose, “What are the main issues raised by the character or the protagonist? What is the way that the conflict is resolved, and what happens at the end?” But I might also possibly choose, “Why does a protagonist take a crucial, life-changing action? What motivates this character to do something that seems bold or surprising?” These seem like the easier of the two for me to write about. For essay five, I was thinking about maybe writing about the character Clay from the novel Cell that I read. He was a very interesting character with a lot of mixed emotions about some things. His never-ending drive to find his son was absolutely incredible. No matter what obstacle got in his way, he never gave up and in the end, successfully succeeded in getting his son back. If I were to choose the first foundation, I would probably talk about all that Clay had to go through and all the obstacles that were thrown up against him in the search for his son. I would also talk about how the main problem of the story got resolved in order for him to get his son back in the end. If I were to choose to talk about the second topic, I would talk about all the little decisions that Clay made that ended up being a life-changing decision in the search to find his son and what were the main causes of that motivation. Just some ideas that I have in mind.

2 comments:

Racheal Chase said...

It sounds like you have a really good plan for your essay. Your ideas are really good and it sounds like your paper is going to be really organized. I am looking forward to reading it. Good luck!

Kathyrne said...

That is one of my ideas for my essay too! I think that it is a solid foundation to work with. The first option I think may be easier to write about with using Clay's obstacles and encounters. You have a good view on what you'd like to write about and I wish you luck on your essay!