Specialist Study Tasks – Colin Youngson, Inverurie
A detailed comparative study of themes and techniques in two novels and two short
stories by Bernard Maclaverty. Texts include: Cal, Lamb.
A comparative study of two Scottish novels which focus on young urban male
society. Comment will be made on themes and novel techniques. Texts are: The
Magic Flute by Alan Spence and Boyracers by Alan Bisset.
A comparative study of two novels by Toni Morrison. Comment will made on
themes and novel techniques. Texts are Sula, The Bluest Eye and The Song of
Solomon.
A comparative study of non-fiction and fiction texts by George Orwell, commenting
on themes and prose techniques. Texts are The Road to Wigan Pier, Animal Farm
and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
A detailed comparative study of themes and techniques in two plays by Tennessee
Williams. Texts are The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire.
A comparative study of two novels featurimg characters with psychological problems.
Comment will be made on themes and novel techniques. Texts are The Bell Jar by
Sylvia Plath and Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen.
A comparative study of themes and techniques in fiction by Janice Galloway. Texts
are The Trick is to Keep Breathing and three short stories.
A comparative study of two war novels commenting on central characters, themes and
techniques. Texts are The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Montserrat and Catch 22 by Joseph
Heller.
An examination of a selection of contemporary Scottish prose to identify the
characteristics of the genre of Gothic in Scottish literature. Texts are The Wasp
Factory by Iain Banks, Morvern Callar by Alan Warner and a selection of short
stories from Damaged Land edited by Alan Bisset.
A comparative study of three novels by Jane Austen commenting on characters,
themes and novel techniques. Texts are Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice
and Persuasion.