Please use one (or
more) of the term(s) you researched during the pre-reading activity for Pamela Zoline’s “The Heat Death of the Universe” to serve as a critical
lens for the rest of the story. Consider the major themes (duality, feminism,
entropy, Dada, end of the world,) as you construct your thesis.
- Explain the term(s) you researched in
your own words.
- Your thesis should illustrate the
significance of the term to the work as a whole. Include the author and
title.
- Use evidence from the story in your
body paragraphs to support this thesis. (Consider including the importance
of structure, repetition, pattern, theme, imagery, characterization.) Be
sure that all parts of the story are represented in your response.
For example: If one
of your terms was “Arp,” you would
- First explain that he was an artist
in the Dada movement
- Thesis might look something like: Sarah
Boyle, the main character of Pamela Zoline’s
“The Heat Death of the Universe,” is an unlikely Dada artist. In the
process of a nervous breakdown, she desperately tries to find meaning in
her chaotic world but ultimately only sees her environment nihilistically.
- Then, in the body, I would have to
explain evidence of Boyle’s life as being like Dadaism, and I would use
direct quotes.
Terms/Words/Names You
Looked Up