comparative texts study,what books are you guys using??

Mayam

Hey people!



Just wondering , what books are you guys using for the comaparative texts study and what those books have in common i.e their general theme,cultural context etc........


It would be very helpfull if you could list the books and explain briefly the relationship between them.



Thanks!

Piste

We havet chosen a third for deifinite yet but we're doing Strictly Ballroom and Philidelphia Here I Come, under Theme and Issue we're discussing the father-son relationship.

phasers

Philadelphia, My Oedipus Complex and Cinema Paradiso.

Theme: father-son relationship

Philidelphia, Here I come!; The curious incident of the dog in the nighttime; Cinema Paradiso.

Haven't fully decided on what themes I'm doing yet.

implausible

It's not all about what they have in common! Far more interesting if they're different. My crowd are doing Truman, Philadelphia and Curious Incident - theme is escape.

K4t

Am I the only boardsie doing 'Old School' by Tobias Wolff? :pac:

Pigwidgeon

philadelphia! here i come. strictly ballroom. the grass is singing

theme: the impact of relationships on the individual.

Jay P

Philadelphia, Jane Eyre and Cinema Paradiso under the theme of identity.

Mayam

Thanks for the comments, they were very helpfull and i've picked up some great ideas.

I'm thinking about the father and son relationship it seems quite straight forward (something that isn't too complicated,I study from home without much help so anything simple is very helpfull) ,but i'll look into all the suggestions and see what works best for me.


Anyways thanks again.

damienricefan

Cat's Eye , Philadelphia! and Truman

Cat's Eye is a different experience to say the least!

Anybody doing Kepler? I really like the thought of doing it but don't know what themes would be common with most other texts.

.DarDarBinks

Philadelphia Here I Come, Huck Finn & Inside Im Dancing

Theme - Father Son Relationship

This is by far the best part of the course in English
Scrap the rest of it ! :rolleyes:

degausserxo

Purple Hibiscus, the Plough and the Stars, Cinema Paradiso.

We're doing politics, religion and relationships.

Gavin "shels"

Philidelphia Here I Come, Purple Hibiscus and Inside I'm Dancing

Doing it on independence.

implausible

degausserxo wrote: »

Purple Hibiscus, the Plough and the Stars, Cinema Paradiso.

We're doing politics, religion and relationships.

Why are you doing three themes? Or are politics and religion part of your cultural context?

damienricefan

yeah know i already posted but just to say theme we are doing is alienation/isolation for Cat's Eye/Philadelphia/Truman

different to most it seems

Prowetod

The Grass is Singing, Fly Away Peter and Cinema Paradiso

cautioner

Philadelphia, My Oedipus Complex and Inside I'm Dancing.

Another one doing father-son relationship :rolleyes: