[SOLVED] Edith Wharton and James Baldwin..

ENGL 1205.2D: Introduction to Literature
SECOND ESSAY TOPICS
Dr. Goran Stanivukovic
The essay is due on 15 March 2022 (no extension), in person and in class
The essay is maximum 1500 words long (or approximately six double-spaced pages)
Formatting: In the top left corner of the first page of your essay write the following
information in this order: your full name and your “A” number; the number and name
of the course, as you see it in the top line on this page); my name; due date. You do not
need to add a separate cover page. Double-space your essay and print it double-sided, if
you can. In the centre of the first page, type out the title of your essay. Proof-read and
edit your essay for clarity, grammar, and style. If needed, visit the Writing Centre
(Burke Building) for help with editing and formatting. Follow the MLA Style for in-line
citations within your essay and for the Works Cited list. The Works Cited list should
include only two items: the two novels which you are analysing. The full MLA style
guide is available in the Novanet library system of electronic databases. You should also
check the slides from the lecture on essay writing for examples of how to organize the
Works Cited list and how to document in-line citations from literary works.
Essay topics:
Write your essay on only one of the following topics and write the topic number in
parentheses after the title of your essay
1. Compare how Edith Wharton and James Baldwin use description to create
atmosphere in their novels, Summer and Giovanni’s Room, respectively.
2. Compare how love and intimacy are presented in Edith Wharton’s and James
Baldwin’s novels, Summer and Giovanni’s Room, respectively.
3. Compare how the theme of escape is presented in Edith Wharton’s and James
Baldwin’s novels, Summer and Giovanni’s Room, respectively.
4. Edith Wharton’s and James Baldwin’s novels, Summer and Giovanni’s Room, are
about the transgression of the main protagonists. Argue for or against this point
by comparing this theme in both novels.
5. Discuss how men and masculinity are represented in Edith Wharton’s and James
Baldwin’s novel, Summer and Giovanni’s Room, respectively.
6. What is the difference in the presentation of the woman in Edith Wharton’s
novel, Summer and James Baldwin’s novel, Giovanni’s Room, respectively?