research portfolio
MLA format In-Text Citations in your paper from each source
thesis - the argument you are making about your topic
3 MAIN POINTS - you will use to support your thesis.
How does the idea of the monster / supernatural evolve throughout the time periods and works we’ve studied this year?
The Tyger
The lamb
The chimney sweeper
Coleridge Samuel Taylor
The rime of ancient mariner
Kubla Khan the rime of the ancient mariner
Frankenstein
Sonnet the world is to much with us
I wandered lonley as a cloud
For music
Stanza and meter
Odento the west wind
To a sky lark
On first looking into chapmans homer
When I have fears that I may cease to be
Ode in a Grecian urn
Pride and prejudice
Research Portfolio
Thesis: The concept of the monster and supernatural evolves throughout the different time periods and works we have studied this year, reflecting the changing societal fears and beliefs.
Three Main Points:
1. The portrayal of the monster in literature shifts from being a physical being to a metaphor for societal fears and anxieties.
2. The supernatural elements in the works we have studied serve as a means of exploring the human condition and the unknown.
3. The evolution of the monster and supernatural themes in literature reflects the changing cultural values and beliefs of the time periods in which they were written.
In-text Citations:
- William Blake's poem "The Tyger" explores the fear of the unknown and the concept of evil, as seen in the lines "Tyger Tyger, burning bright, / In the forests of the night" (Blake 1-2).
- In "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley's monster represents the consequences of scientific hubris and the fear of the unknown, as evidenced by the monster's lament, "I am malicious because I am miserable" (Shelley 131).
- John Keats' poem "Ode to a Nightingale" delves into the realm of the supernatural, with the speaker questioning whether he is "half in love with easeful Death" (Keats 52).
By examining the evolution of the monster and supernatural themes in the works we have studied, we can gain insight into the changing cultural fears and beliefs of the time periods in which they were written. The idea of the monster and the supernatural serves as a reflection of society's anxieties and desires, offering a lens through which we can explore the complexities of human nature and the unknown.