Romance and betrayal in earnest hemming-way. “in hills with white elephants”a and F.Scott Fitzgerald “Winter dreams”
Paper details:
– Your research paper has to deal with both PRIMARY and SECONDARY material. PRIMARY material is the literature itself (1984, Hemingway and Fitzgerald short stories, Philip Larkin poetry). SECONDARY material are the books and essays that literary critics/academics have written about that PRIMARY material.
– Try to engage with at least 5 quotations from critics, as well as all of your quotations from the PRIMARY texts. You no NOT have to agree with the critics you are working with, but you can also use them to support your arguments, if you wish.
– Take a look at the essays in the CAMBRIDGE COMPANION books. There is one on George Orwell, one on both Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Check Amazon for books of literary criticism on Philip Larkin, or talk to me!
– Don’t be afraid to talk about the authors in your essays as well but DO remember to stay on the topic of your title, and to cite everything!
NOTES ON STYLE:
– AVOID the 1st Person! I don’t want to see anyone using “I” in their essays anymore.
– Use formal language. NO contractions (isn’t/couldn’t/won’t) and NO abbreviations (always say ‘quotation’, never ‘quote’).
– Try and engage with at least 5 good quotations from SECONDARY material, as well as all of your PRIMARY quotations.
– Put book and short story titles in inverted commas. Put poem titles in Italics.
