The Martian Chronicles - by Ray Bradbury
Identify a topic brought up in the reading that is currently being debated and discussed in a variety of media at the local, national and global levels - here are some examples for consideration:
Anxieties of Suburbia People in the masses
Imperialism Sexism/gender roles
Racism Fear of the unknown
Environmental pollution Contemporary American values
Censorship Euthanasia
Nuclear arms race Government Control
Cynicism about family life
Conflict of Science vs. Religion
Pessimism about progress
You have 2 main choices for the type of research paper you will write.
Option 1 - critical analysis essay - develop an argument about Bradbury's view on the topic (what is seems to be - not whether you agree with him) based on close analysis of the text, and incorporating supporting/refuting material from outside sources.
Option 2 - documented argument - use a close analysis of Bradbury's story and what he suggests about a topic as a point of entry to your own documented argument about some aspect of one of the topics - take your own position only after thoroughly researching the topic and considering the arguments already out there.
Guidelines
Use one or two of the stories from The Martian Chronicles
must use at least 3 outside sources - 1 must a scholarly journal article/critical analysis essay
other sources can be books, credible Web sources, magazine or newspaper articles or an interview with an expert
Use the following links to access and research information for this project::
Literature Resource CenterThis resource is a database that contains information about different works of literature and literary criticisms and analysis.To search, you can use the name of the work (Title), the author's name (try last name, first name) or you can try to search by a literary theme or issues that the author used in the work
Suffolk Library WebYou can also use this database collection for research. When you enter this site, click on E Resources on the left hand side. You will use the barcode: 21248001400456 and the password jordan to access the database collection.
Choose Points of View and use the links provided or type in your subject and search.
Interesting Essay on Suburbia
Conflict of Science and Religion
