Posted: June 9th, 2015

Essay 3: The Novel

Essay 3: The Novel

Analyse the influence of minor characters on the development of the plot or themes of one novel in the course. the novel is : Charles Dickens, Great Expectations,

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When you have completed Essay 3, submit it to your tutor for marking and feedback using the appropriate assignment drop box. Before you begin this assignment, please review the “Academic Integrity” section in the online Student Manual.
For Essay3: The Novel, you must submit one analytical essay of 1000 words to your tutor for assessment. The essay topics are designed to test your understanding of the material covered in the course and to see if you are able to communicate this understanding to someone else. You may want to read other works or articles to assist you in writing your essay, but you are not required to use secondary sources, nor should you rely heavily on the commentaries in the Study Guide. If you use ideas from the Study Guide, you must cite them, even if they are paraphrased. The essay should be primarily an expression of your ideas.  * Heart of Darkness is a novella, not a novel, and therefore, it is not available as a choice for these topics.
Essay 3 is worth 25 per cent of your total mark. Choose ONE topic.
1.    Discuss the problem of communication in one novel in the course.
2.    “Who’s to blame for any of it?” (The Stone Angel 111). Comment on the theme of “responsibility” in one novel in the course.
3.    Analyse the representation of women in one novel in the course.
4.    In what respects is the way in which the protagonist “sees” others a reflection on himself or herself in one novel in the course?
5.    Consider the significance of the title of one novel in the course.
6.    Analyse the influence of minor characters on the development of the plot or themes of one novel in the course.