Motif Paper for 'The Sun Also Rises'

Motif paper:

Goal:  Identify 

a Motif worth discussing in ‘The Sun Also Rises’

• Here are some themes and motifs that can be used
• Bullfight
• Pilgrimage
• Catholic Churches (Chartres)
• Nature as restoration
• Death and rebirth ( culture, life..relationships)
• The Fisherking legend
• TSAR and Ecclesiasties
• TSAR and ‘The Waste Land’ T.S. Elliot
•  Different titles for TSAR
• The Old Leaven
• The Earth Abiding Forever. (themes of renewal of the earth)
• Landscape: Mountains and valleys
•  Celibacy and holines (chosen by the divine, set apart)
• Inner circle of those who are wounded (who is wounded?)
• Robert as balance to Jake.
• Bret as an emasculating Circe figure
• Water (swimming, wading, bathing)
• Bar motif
• Jake and Jacob of the bible
• The count as a Buddah/Christ figure
• Paper outline:
• Isolate a motif.  
• Identify the theme it relates to: 
•  ex: Water (M) relates to Cleansing (T).
• Research
• 4 quotes from a scholarly article must be included in the paper.
• Create an outline of the motif within the book and how it illustrates your theme.  
• Keep to ONE motif.
• Intext citations!
• Look at the example found under “The Sun Also Rises” tag.
• Paper:
• 4 pg, MLA, double spaced, 12 point Roman.
• Title will be simply the motif(s) you are discussing, followed by your theme sentence
•  Example:
• Water in The Sun Also Rises:  water used as a symbol of renewal and cleansing for the characters damaged by WWI.
• Clear paragraphs and cohesion within the paragraphs
• Sources: 
• Must include:
• The text
• One Scholarly Article

Here's a link to another blog with suggestions on how to begin looking for your motif.

Rubric for assignment:

• Identify motif
• Analyze motif
• Offer a theory of the motif's message
• prove the motif remains consistent throughout the book
• consider why the author would want to share that message
• correct spelling and grammar
• MLA format present