FINAL ESSAY***I WILL BE IN MY OFFICE MON 8/12 FROM 11-2

FINAL RESEARCH PAPER

DUE THURSDAY AUGUST 15

3 PAGES

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·         You must use at least 2 outside sources to support your thesis.

·         You must use examples from the texts we have read in class and the outside sources. Papers that do not quote outside sources or the text will not pass.

·         Follow MLA guidelines we have discussed all semester

·         Works Cited Page

·         Never end a paragraph with a quote.

·         Cite outside sources within in your text; if it appears on your works cited page it has to be used in the paper (direct quotes or paraphrasing).

·         Always keep in mind: is this quote proving and supporting my thesis? If not, do not use it!

Fight Club

1)       Pick one of the following themes and using 2 outside sources and examples from the text explain what role they play in the novel:

Vanity

Identity

Violence

Consumer Culture

Death

Masculinity

2)       What are the men in fight club searching for? Why do their everyday lives fail to satisfy them? How does being in the Fight Club give more meaning to their lives?

3)       What does Tyler Durden represent in the Narrator's mind? Why does he need to create him to be with Marla Singer? Essentially I am asking you to compare and contrast the two sides of the narrator here.

Remaining schedule:

W 8/7 NO CLASS

R 8/8 Fight Club

M 8/12 IN MY OFFICE 11-2 FOR ANY QUESTIONS/ISSUES WITH FINAL PAPER

T 8/13 Work on paper, NO CLASS

W 8/14 Work on paper, NO CLASS

R 8/15 Last class, FINAL ESSAY DUE (COME TO 1141 TO HAND IN PAPER)