A2 Literature Coursework questions

A2 LITERATURE COURSEWORK TITLES

Remember that there are materials to support you on Moodle, in the folder labelled with my name.

First draft due: 3^rd March 2014

1.      “How we see the world defines our experience of it.”

Compare how Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller explore the power of perception in their texts.

2.      “It is the inability to reconcile our hopes and dreams with the reality presented by everyday life which makes our suffering inevitable.”

Compare Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Larkin’s Collected Poems and Miller’s Death of a Salesman in the light of this statement: to what extent do you think it is valid?

3.      “All relationships are selfish.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller present relationships: do they draw the same conclusion as the opinion offered here?

4.      “Time is a promise, a threat and a burden.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller present the effects of time passing on both the individual and society.

5.      “All writing is a form of social commentary.”

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to comment on their respective societies.

6.      “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” (Albert Camus)

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to explore the ways that we attempt to create meaning for our lives.

7.      ‘In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act’  (George Orwell)

Compare the ways that Toni Morrison, Philip Larkin and Arthur Miller use their texts to explore our negotiation between truth and deceit.

First draft due: 3^rd March 2014

Final deadline: 31 March 2014