The Hypocrisy of The Catholic Church as Shown in British Literature
The first thing you’ll need to do is choose exactly three pieces of British literature that we have read or will be reading during the course of the term. One should be from the Romantic Period, one from the Victorian Era, and one from the twentieth century.
Your job (the topic of the research paper) will be to discuss the three items you’ve chosen and show how those items relate to one another. Interpret the meaning of the literature as you write, and make sure to reference specifics about the literary period into which each piece is categorized.
Based on these three items alone, what kind of conclusions can you make about British literature since 1785?
Do the three items fit with the prevailing notions of the time? If not, why might that be the case?
You might even want to bring in current events to compare/contrast with the literary works in question. One caveat: Avoid writing a great deal about the authors’ lives.
