To answer your question I would continue the list of
themes and topics from the previous post, and then see where there are connections to
novels and a plays you have already read. Some additional themes to
consider:
1. redemption
2.
bullying/ good vs. evil
3.
friendship
4. social class distinction -- effect on
relationship
5. America as a land of (new)
opportunity
6. mental/physical survival of a
crisis
7. suicide/attempted
suicide
The list could go on, but the next step is to look
for those elements in other novels. Just having the theme in common is a start, then
you need to determine if the authors are making a similar point. With a little
brainstorming, you may discover that what at first seemed like a stretch, actually works
for the comparative purposes. For example, The Great Gatsby is
about several of the topics listed above -- what can be done with the
commonalities?
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