Final Project Ideas

     How are finals already here? It feels like I was taking and failing :( midterms just a couple of days ago. But this is college, where everything moves incredibly fast, so I guess this shouldn't surprise me. Full disclosure, I hadn't even looked at the assignment before writing this, so these are just my initial thoughts and ideas.

    Just thinking about some multi-cultural connections I have seen while reading, I might consider looking at romantic tragedies across many cultures. The first three examples that come to mind are Antigone, which would be my home text, the comparing that to Romeo and Juliet and Layla and Majnun. This would provide stories from a diverse array of cultures and time periods, and I think I would research plays or novels that fit this description from Central or South America, and then either Africa or East Asia. I would not describe myself as a romantic, so this topic would be out of my comfort zone. However, I think it's good to push yourself, and this was just the first idea that I had when thinking about connections between literature we have read. 

    Another potential topic is government, which I have already looked at throughout the quarter. I would likely use Antigone or Home Fire as my home text, looking at either the role of literature or theater in government and political ideology. While I focused more on the authority figures in my midterm project, I think putting an emphasis on the medium of expression would provide adequate differentiation. The disadvantage is that I'm really not sure what texts I would use, although I'm sure I can find those through research.