Write a 5-paragraph literary essay that is a cumulative representation of what your have discussed throughout this course.

ENG4C Final Summative Essay – Literary Essay

Your task is to write a 5-paragraph literary essay that is a cumulative representation of what your have discussed throughout this course.

Before beginning, consider the following:

These are the TEXTS we have studied in this course:
Philosophy: Plato & the Allegory of the Cave
Series: A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Documentary: Fake Famous (2021)
Documentary: Banksy Does New York (2014)
Movie: The Truman Show (1998)
“The Landlady” by Roald Dahl (1959)
“The Man Who Loved Flowers” by Stephen King (1977)
“Quitters, Inc.” by Stephen King (1979)
“The Ledge” by Stephen King (1976)
“Strawberry Spring” by Stephen King (1968)
Movie: Misery (1990)
Novel: Fahrenheit 451 (1953)

Consider the TOPICS (conversations) that we have had this year and how they relate to our world:
Social media and its influence in our world
Mental health, Anxiety, Stress & Positive Coping Strategies
Fear, Paranoia, the Unknown, the Imagined, the Gothic & Grotesque, Superstition and Tradition
Finding your purpose (Ikiga – Japanese Formula for Happiness)
The Role of Technology + the Positives & Negatives
The Role of Mass Media – “truth,” manipulation, bias, censorship
Freedom of Speech, Individuality
Ignorance and Knowledge
Is ignorance bliss?
Knowledge as power
The Power of and Reason for Books, Education and Learning
Alienation and Dehumanization – what it means to be Alive vs. Living
What we can and cannot control – what we do or do not accept – being passive versus being assertive – standing up for ourselves and our rights
You can also consider Hot Topic presentations (including your own)
Any other theme or key idea that relates to our world

Your essay layout must be:

Introduction paragraph
Paragraph 1 – Fahrenheit 451
Paragraph 2 – Another text from this course (or Fahrenheit 451 again)
Paragraph 3 – your text or choice of novel, short story, movie, historic event, etc. (does not
need to be from this course.
Conclusion paragraph

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