Topic Brainstorm for Project 3

 I am interested in the the topic of choosing a reading and considering the following:
What does this work reflect about its historical, social, political and/or economic context? You may focus on race, class, power, cultural values and beliefs, historical events, the author's biography, gender, psychology, etc. This topic interest me because the book I chose, The Joy Luck Club is about a Chinese family that lives in San Francisco, CA. I will be able to focus on the Chinese cultural values and beliefs.

The next topic I am interested in is to pick a subject: love, work, freedom, etc. Then choose two selections and discuss how that subject is discussed in those selections. Use literary devices to help frame your discussion. This topic interest me because there is a lot of stories on love in The Joy Luck Club, as well as in the other stories that we had to read for this class. I can see a lot of similarities on love in the different stories and different characters. I have previous experience in comparing essays so I think that will help me write on the similar love situations in my book of choice and of another book.  


Finally, the third topic I am interested in is on writing on how a setting influences character development. This topic interest me because it will help me to analyze a story. I think I may have had experience in writing about a novel's setting when I wrote about The Hunger Games. It has been a while since I have written that, so I vaguely remember. I would like to learn on that topic specifically, on how the setting influences character development. The strengths I can bring to this topic is that I am a very observant person and I think this will help me write on this topic. I will be able to pay attention to the setting and on how the setting connects to the character.

Reading other people's projects has helped me see the different writing styles and has given me ideas on writing my next project.