Here is my working thesis:
Homer’s Iliad illustrates women’s innate ability to endure through perilous times. Undaunted by the onslaught of death and removed from the intimate rage of war, females find a resilience akin to immortality where their men find death. This is exemplified in the contrast in images used to describe men and women, as well as the power women show in their speech and reasoning.
At this point, I'm attempting to prove it with examples of imagery and character description, then examples of power via emotional speeches (Briseis, Cassandra) and finally of women taking control of their situation (Helen and Andromache).
My question(s):
a) Is this to broad a range of supporting evidence?
b) Is it acceptable/appropriate to devote an entire paragraph to the analysis of male imagery in order to have something to contrast with female descriptors when my thesis is primarily proving the role of women?
1 comment:
First a question about the word "innate" - Is it central to your argument that this is an inborn characteristic and not something learned and taught by the culture? Is there evidence to prove that it is innate?
I don't think that the evidence covers too much.
It is acceptable to devote a whole paragraph to men. Consider using the inductive format.
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