Of your literary theories, “postcolonialism” is likely your weakest theory application. Expand on this theory to the extent possible, keeping in mind that the major focus on postcolonialism is to analyze and challenge the cultural, political, and social legacies of colonialism, especially how they are represented and resisted in texts by both colonizers and the colonized.

In your comparative literary analysis, you compared The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This is an interesting choice since the comparison requires a firm grasp of both elements under comparative consideration. Recount here your main points of comparison and discuss why you felt this comparison was the best to make. If you had this comparative literary analysis to redo, would you make the same selection? Why or why not? If not, what other approach might you have taken? Expand on that other approach with some basic information about what your focal points might be.

Of your literary theories, “Postcolonialism” is the one with the most obvious application to the story. Expand on this theory to the extent possible, keeping in mind that the theory seeks to analyze and challenge the cultural, political, and economic legacies of colonialism in literature.

In the historical context section of your research project, you only included 2 sentences. Now that you have finished reading the entirety of the novel, expand on that historical context, including any in-text content that suggests strong connections with the historical context.

In your comparative literary analysis, you compared Douglass’s narrative and his shorter work “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Recount here your main points of comparison and discuss why you felt this comparison was the best to make. If you had to redo this section, would you keep the same selections? Why or Why not?

Restate some of the key characteristics of your literary theory “Feminist” or “Feminist Criticism” and expand on that theory to the fullest extent possible, including specifics examples from the novel, which could be examples you provided in your literary theory or others within the novel that you didn’t mention.

In your character deconstruction, you selected Hester, Arthur, and Roger to deconstruct. Why did you decide these characters were the best options? What other characters might have been good options for deconstruction? Using any one of those other characters for deconstruction, perform a deconstruction here on that selected character.

In the historical context section of your research project, you discussed how the novel “paints a very unflattering portrait of the Puritans.” Recall here what your main point was/points were on that topic. Now that you have finished reading the work, discuss a few more occasions from the work that would be examples of your main point(s).

Provide three different instances of when it is appropriate to use an empty category marker in a syntax tree. For each instance, write an example sentence that, if diagrammed, would contain the empty category maker. Your answer should be brief and clear. (Note: no sentence diagramming is required for this question).

In your character deconstruction, you selected Uncle Tom, Eliza, and Simon to deconstruct. Why did you decide these characters were the best options? What other characters might have been good options for deconstruction? Using any one of those other characters for deconstruction, perform a deconstruction here on that selected character.