Examine the impact of the digital revolution on the individual in Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad
Interviews: Interviews: I strongly recommend that you bring a completed prep sheet to discuss your essay with me at least one week before the submission date (March 19 or March 26)
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Write a coherent, unified, properly documented research essay on one of the following topics:
1. Analyse Punk subculture in Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. You may write about Punk generally, or narrow your focus to women in Punk. You may repeat a chapter you analysed in your group project, but you must include another chapter or two as well.
2. Examine the impact of the digital revolution on the individual in Jennifer Egan’s A Visit from the Goon Squad. You might consider its impact in terms of its role in increasing connectivity vs decreasing privacy, or its role as a democratizing force vs that as a means of control.
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