Proposal

· Why do you think this theme is important both within literature and in “real life”?

· Which texts have we read in class that explore this theme? Of these, which do you think are the strongest in their presentation of your theme? Why?

· Is this theme especially applicable to certain people? (Think about demographics here.)

· Who do you know who has had any kind of experience with this theme in their life? Do you have multiple people in mind? Who might be best to interview?

· Does this theme relate to the concept of empathy in any way? If so, how?

· What kind of research might be valuable to you for this project? Do you think scholarly and popular sources could be useful? Which ones? Conduct some preliminary research to discuss here.

· Why is this theme worthy of further study? What do you hope to find through your research and interview?