O.K. After talking to a few of you I have decided to amend the writing prompt:
"I believe that man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature."
William Golding
"Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick."
from Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Each of the works we have studied during the first semester explores the relationship between heroism and monstrousness. Choose three works we have studied. Compare and contrast how the authors of the three works use heroes (heroism) and monsters (monstrousness) to reveal some aspect (or aspects) of human nature.
Be careful. Make sure you go beyond merely identifying and describing heroes and monsters. Make sure you explain how the authors use the monsters and heroes to explore some aspect of being human.
Then, in an epilogue use first person to carefully explain and fully develop an insight into human nature you have developed while studying heroes and monsters this semester.
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