English-Romantic novels

Essay:

John Galt, William Beckford

Topics (PICK ONE):

1. Does John Galt mean for us to approve the actions and activities of the Provost? How and

in what way, if at all, does Galt separate himself from the world view of the Provost? Is

Galt making a social and cultural critique in the novel?

2. Analyze the use of Orientalism in Vathek. How do Beckford’s representations of the Orient

reinforce stereotypes, as Edward Said has suggested of Wester representations of the

East?

3. In what ways do John Galt and William Beckford interrogate heteronormativity in their

work? Are they orthodox in their thinking? Are they being satirical?

3 pages, 24 hrs, no copy