Choose from the following options but requirements remain the same.
Option 1
Using one theoretical lens that we have discussed in class analyze how Young Adults (YA) either challenges or reinforces a specific social expectation of identity. Be sure to specify what lens you are using somewhere in your introduction and stick to that approach in your analysis.
Lens includes:
Moral Criticism
Psychoanalytic Criticism
Oedipus Complex
Feminist Criticism
Gender/Queer Studies
Critical Race Theory
Post Colonial Criticism
Marxist Criticism
Ecocriticism
Option 2
Choose a theme/topic/trope/etc. and examine its importance to childrens literature. Topics may include: tricksters anthropomorphic animals the forest of transformation ambiguous endings power dynamics mental illness bullying alienation/isolation damsels heroes villains etc.
Requirements
Two central novel we read in class
One outside sources*
7-10 pages MLA format (title page Works Cited etc.) size 12 font Double Spaced.
Works Cited and title pages do not count towards page requirement!
Novels Weve Read
Perks of Being a Wallflower
American Born Chinese
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Giver
The Hunger Games
Cinder
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
The Hate U Give (if you read the whole novel)
Brown Girl Dreaming