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Ye Jee Choi Subject: Language B English Supervisor: Ms. Werner Topic:  A comparison between ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley and ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury Research Question:  What similarities do the societies depicted in ‘Brave New World’ and ‘Fahrenheit 451’ share?

ü The ‘extent’ of the topic: Is my topic too broad/narrow? ü The ‘adequacy’ of the research question: Is it possible to write an analytical essay based on my research question? ü Excess to enough, valid resources (books, websites, etc.)
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I have read four different essays in order to get some background information about writing group 2 extended essays (some of them are from extended essay folder of the school server, and I have received two other essays from my supervisor) In addition, I have also read some of the group 1 English essays since I am going to write about literature. Although most of the group 2 essays were about literature, several were written about other ‘aspects’ of English such as mass communication. Therefore, I have also looked at group 1 essays so that I can understand how to analyze literatures.
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Essays from the school server:

· //__ “In what way are the themes and style of ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’ by Tom Stoppard related to ‘Waiting for Godot’ by Samuel Beckett?” __//

· //__ “Hooliganism-A British Disease? (To what extent is British media picturing a correct image of football hooligans and what consequences does this bring about?” __//

· //__ “Attitudes Towards Human Spirituality in Goethe’s Faust and Marlowe’s Dr.Faustus” __// Essays given by supervisor:

· //__ “How does the theme of love demonstrated in ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley and ‘1984’ by George O’Well?” __// · //__ “What are some of the characteristics of fantasy novels (‘The Lord of the Rings’ by J.R.R. Tolkien, ‘Harry Potter Series’ by J.K. Lowling)” __//

__**Plan**__ Unlike other essays that are focused on the differences between the dystopian novels, I will analyze ‘Brave New World’ and ‘Fahrenheit 451’ in order to generate significant **similarities** between them. For this, I have chosen four common themes:  - Ban of literature and dominance of media - <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Technological advance <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Love and marriage <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Uniformity and Totalitarianism <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Based on the themes above, I will concentrate on defining similar aspects demonstrated in the two books.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">* Essay Structure (excluding the abstract, cover page, bibliography and so on): <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Introduction <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Body 1: ‘Community, Stability, Identity’ – The society illustrated in ‘Brave New World’ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Body 2: ‘Society without books’ – The society portrayed in ‘Fahrenheit 451’ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Body 3: Dystopia – A comparison between the two societies <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: '맑은 고딕'; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Conclusion