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Welcome to the School House Books Online Services Public Recommended List of Novels with Open Question Essay Prompts and Links |
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The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling The story of Tom Jones, "a foundling" who is raised by Squire Allworthy. An Essay Prompt on a Literary Element from Tom Jones: This novel depicts a conflict between a parent or parental figure and a son or daughter. Write a well-organized essay that analyzes the sources of the conflict and explain how the conflict contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid plot summary. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Read the passage taken from Tom Jones. In this scene, which occurs early in the novel, Squire Allworthy discovers an infant in his bed. Read the passage carefully. Then, in a well-organized essay, analyze the techniques that Fielding employs to characterize Mr. Allworthy and Mrs. Deborah Wilkins. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Although not usually identified with the detective story genre, this work does involve the investigation of a mystery. Write an essay which identifies the mystery, explaining how the knowledge gained from the investigation illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot. Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Analyze how characters in the story are affected by society's standards. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Show how the conventional or stereo-typed character is used to accomplish the author's purpose. Another Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: Choose a scene or character in one of Fielding's novels that awakens "thoughtful laughter." Then write an essay in which you show why this laughter is thoughtful and how it contributes to the meaning of the work. Joseph Andrews Essay Prompt on a Literary Element: This novel uses contratsting places (for example, two countries, two cities or towns, two houses, or the land and the sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that arecentral to the meaning of the work. Write an essay explaining how the places differ, what each place represents, and how their contrast contributes to the overall meaning of the work. |