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ENC 1102: English Composition II
Project 1: Literary Analysis Essay
Topic Bank
For part two of project one, you may consider the following topics and short stories. You may
also address any other social issue in a short story in our textbook. Please also keep in mind that
some of these topics are very broad, and so you may want to narrow them down in project two.
1. Abortion in Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”
2. Romantic Relationships in Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants”
3. Immigration in Julia Alvarez’s “Snow”
4. International Conflict in Julia Alvarez’s “Snow”
5. Technology and Society in Lydia Davis’ “Television”
6. Appropriate and Inappropriate Relationships in “Encounters with Unexpected Animals”
7. Revolution in Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis”
8. Family Relationships in Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis”
9. Friendship in Neil Gaiman’s “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”
10. Gender Roles in in Neil Gaiman’s “How to Talk to Girls at Parties”
11. Gender Roles in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
12. Discrimination in William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”
13. Discrimination in John Updike’s “A&P”
14. Adolescent Conflict and/or Coming of Age in John Updike’s “A&P”
15. Mother Daughter Relationships in Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Here Ironing”
16. Socioeconomic Class Issues in Tillie Olsen’s “I Stand Here Ironing”
17. Racism in Richard Wright’s “Big Black Good Man”
18. Classism in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”
19. Psychopathy/Sociopathy in Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”
20. Coming of Age in James Joyce’s “Araby”
21. Gender Roles in James Joyce’s “Araby”
22. Mother/Daughter Relationships in “Everyday Use”
23. Mental Illness in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
24. Gender Roles in “The Yellow Wallpaper”
25. Violence as Crime in T. Coraghessan Boyle’s “Greasy Lake”
