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Potential CRP Research Questions

Potential CRP Research Questions. Bless Me, Ultima. Feminist: Does the novel support or subvert (change) traditional gender roles? To what extent does traditional Chicano culture influence gender roles in this novel? Does magic empower women in this novel? Archetypal:

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Potential CRP Research Questions

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  1. Potential CRP Research Questions

  2. Bless Me, Ultima • Feminist: • Does the novel support or subvert (change) traditional gender roles? • To what extent does traditional Chicano culture influence gender roles in this novel? • Does magic empower women in this novel? • Archetypal: • How does this story present the hero’s journey? • How does this story present initiation into the adult community? • How does this story present the conflict between father and son? • How does this story portray the archetype of the Earth Mother? • To what extent are these archetypes informed by Chicano culture? • Psychoanalytic: • Examine the roots of Antonio’s conflict of identity (Catholic vs. indigenous religion). • Historical: • Consider the setting of the Southwest in the ‘70s. • Consider representations of Chicanos from that time. • Political/Advocacy: • To what extent does this novel enhance or limit our perception of Chicanos? • To what extent does this novel enhance or limit our perception of the working class?

  3. Inherit the Wind • Feminist: • Does the play support or subvert (undermine) traditional gender roles? • Archetypal: • How does this story present the battle between good and evil? • How does this story present the conflict between insider and outsider? • Psychoanalytic: • Examine the effects of the trial on Matthew Brady (the losing lawyer) • Examine the effects of the trial on Bertram Cates (the teacher) • Historical: • Consider the setting of the South in the 1950s. • Consider conflict surrounding evolution and creationism – it’s portrayal in the media of the ‘50s. • Research the actual Scopes Monkey Trial and consider how it is fictionalized here • Consider how the play informs contemporary conflict surrounding evolution and creationism. • Consider how the play influences perception of the courtroom and legal proceedings. • Political/Advocacy: • Consider the play’s portrayal of the working class and the poor. • Consider the play’s portrayal of the south vs. the north • Consider the play’s portrayal of Christians vs. non-Christians

  4. Great Expectations • Feminist: • Does the novel support or subvert (change) traditional gender roles? • To what extent is Mrs. Havisham a positive, powerful woman? • To what extent is Estella a positive, powerful woman? • Archetypal: • How does this story present the hero’s journey? • How does this story present initiation into the adult community? • How does this story present the conflict between father and son? • How does this story present the Fall (ie, the expulsion from Paradise)? • How does this story present the unhealable wound (ie. Pip’s love for Estella)? • How does this story present the temptress (ie. Estella)? • Psychoanalytic: • Examine the roots of Pip’s conflict of identity. • How does this text portray the isolation of the individual in society? • Examine the roots of Mrs. Havisham’s madness and isolation. • Historical: • Consider the setting of the Industrial Revolution. • Consider representations of the legal system/crime in London • Consider Dickens’ serialization of the novel • Consider the pressures to re-write the ending of the novel. • Political/Advocacy: • How does this novel portray class conflict between the working class and the wealthy?

  5. POETRY! Poe Frost Dickinson Shakespeare’s Sonnets World War I Poety (Sandburg & Owens) e.e. cummings

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