Wiggle room of thesis -- said so that other novels are included, but these two are the example novels.
TitleCharacter2 sentences summary2-3 themes symbol
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn, Jim, TomThe book covers an adventure of a young boy and a slave. They both seek freedom, and in the end, they both achieve it.
Slavery/ mob mentality/ freedom
snake/ pig/ Mississippi River
Jane Eyre
Jane, Rochester, St. John, Helen
A woman seeks her independence through education and religion.
Love/ Religion/ Independence/ Feminism
Fire/ Helen's death/ Bible
Da Bin Lee
AP Literature B Block
Author Criticism Paper Outline
Ernest Hemingway expresses his disgust and disappointment in capitalism
through his two novels, The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms.
-detrimental flaws of the system
-Santiago & Henry = helpless victims of capitalism I. Introduction
A.Irony and absurdity of capitalism
B. rise of communism during Hemingway Era
C. Thesis: Ernest Hemingway expresses his disgust and disappointment of capitalism
through his two novels, The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms. II.What is capitalism? What are the flaws of the system?
A.Explanation of capitalism
a. “invisible hand” - Adam Smith
b. competition & survival of the fittest
B. Flaws
a. secular nature
b. survival of the fittest, selfish interest
c. not everyone starts from the ground 0.
C. Communist Manifesto (second criticism)
a. brief overview
b. USA’s red scare during the 20’s and 50’s. III.Religion
A.“Religion is the opium of the people” - Marx’s argument
B. The Old Man and the Sea example
a. religious implications (first criticism)
-names of characters : (Santiago, Pedrico, Manolin)
- Christ figure : “a man can be destroyed but not defeated” (130)
b. direct allusions
-the old man staggering up the hill carrying the mast as Christ did the
cross
-the wounds on his hands
C. A Farewell to Arms
a. religious figures
- the priest = opium of the soldiers IV.Workers vs. employers
A. the bourgeoisie
a. viewed in unfavorable light
- is not presented in the Old Man and the Sea
- the officers, government = axis of evil in a Farewell to Arms
B. the proletariat
a. viewed as victims, helpless
- the poor fishermen in the Old Man and the Sea
- the soldiers V.Tragic results
A. Nothing in their hands
a. A Farewell to Arms (third criticism)
- Henry walks away with nothing.
- death of his wife
- escape from the war, thus loss of glory
- loss of innocence
b. The Old Man and the Sea
- Santiago’s loss of youth
- his loss of the fish despite his struggle
B. Competition results in nothing good or advantageous.
a. A Farewell to Arms
- war
b. The Old Man and the Sea
- fight between the fish and the old man VI. Figures that represent socialism
A. The Old Man and the Sea
a. the young boy = represent socialism
- the old man = a failed being within the capitalistic society
- yet the young boy remains faithful
ICARUS discussion
dabin's author criticism exercise
__Dabin's Job Exercises__
- Wiggle room of thesis -- said so that other novels are included, but these two are the example novels.
TitleCharacter2 sentences summary2-3 themes symbolThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn, Jim, TomThe book covers an adventure of a young boy and a slave. They both seek freedom, and in the end, they both achieve it.
Slavery/ mob mentality/ freedom
snake/ pig/ Mississippi River
Jane Eyre
Jane, Rochester, St. John, Helen
A woman seeks her independence through education and religion.
Love/ Religion/ Independence/ Feminism
Fire/ Helen's death/ Bible
Da Bin Lee
AP Literature B Block
Author Criticism Paper Outline
- Ernest Hemingway expresses his disgust and disappointment in capitalism
through his two novels, The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms.-detrimental flaws of the system
-Santiago & Henry = helpless victims of capitalism
I. Introduction
A.Irony and absurdity of capitalism
B. rise of communism during Hemingway Era
C. Thesis: Ernest Hemingway expresses his disgust and disappointment of capitalism
through his two novels, The Old Man and the Sea and A Farewell to Arms.
II.What is capitalism? What are the flaws of the system?
A.Explanation of capitalism
a. “invisible hand” - Adam Smith
b. competition & survival of the fittest
B. Flaws
a. secular nature
b. survival of the fittest, selfish interest
c. not everyone starts from the ground 0.
C. Communist Manifesto (second criticism)
a. brief overview
b. USA’s red scare during the 20’s and 50’s.
III.Religion
A.“Religion is the opium of the people” - Marx’s argument
B. The Old Man and the Sea example
a. religious implications (first criticism)
-names of characters : (Santiago, Pedrico, Manolin)
- Christ figure : “a man can be destroyed but not defeated” (130)
b. direct allusions
-the old man staggering up the hill carrying the mast as Christ did the
cross
-the wounds on his hands
C. A Farewell to Arms
a. religious figures
- the priest = opium of the soldiers
IV.Workers vs. employers
A. the bourgeoisie
a. viewed in unfavorable light
- is not presented in the Old Man and the Sea
- the officers, government = axis of evil in a Farewell to Arms
B. the proletariat
a. viewed as victims, helpless
- the poor fishermen in the Old Man and the Sea
- the soldiers
V.Tragic results
A. Nothing in their hands
a. A Farewell to Arms (third criticism)
- Henry walks away with nothing.
- death of his wife
- escape from the war, thus loss of glory
- loss of innocence
b. The Old Man and the Sea
- Santiago’s loss of youth
- his loss of the fish despite his struggle
B. Competition results in nothing good or advantageous.
a. A Farewell to Arms
- war
b. The Old Man and the Sea
- fight between the fish and the old man
VI. Figures that represent socialism
A. The Old Man and the Sea
a. the young boy = represent socialism
- the old man = a failed being within the capitalistic society
- yet the young boy remains faithful