So here is the rough outline for my paper on adolescent literature.
Topic: The Comparison of Common Adolescent Themes found in Susanna Rowson’s Charlotte Temple and Lucy Temple and how it can be related to the Adolescence of that time and of today
Information: Will be taken from class discussions, critical essays, from the books and from my
own personal experience with adolescence.
Questions to be answered:
What are the common themes between the two books?
What are the different themes between the two books?
What was going on during the time that these books were written?
How can these books be related to today’s adolescent?
How can these books be related to me?
I feel that this is a good starting point for the essay. Due to required reading for other classes I have unfortunately put reading Lucy Temple on the back burner. Fortunately it is not a long read so I have no doubt that I will finish it this week. From reading the introduction I found out that Lucy Temple is about three orphans and how they go through their adolescent stage. Lucy is the protagonist but I feel that I would like to touch upon the other orphans in the book; they seem to offer different aspects and personalities that could tie well with how this book could be related to today. I feel like the questions that I want to answer with my paper will provide plenty of information and will create a nice flow for the paper.
Learning in the Age of the Trigger Warning
11 years ago

I think the comparison of Charlotte Temple and Lucy Temple is a very good idea for your essay topic. Although I have never read Lucy Temple I would be interested in reading your essay to find out the similarities and differences between the two novels. Maybe after finished Lucy Temple you will find a couple specific examples of how the two books are similar and different (while relating those to modern teens) and compare the ideas. I like the fact that you are going to relate theses books to what was going on during in America during the times theses books were written. I wonder how much what was going on in history will affect the books! Overall I think you have a good start on your essay!
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