RL

My first choice was english, and I am really interested in it. I think languages are interesting, so I enjoy learning more about my native language. Also, I like reading so that was another reason why english was my first choice. Since I am a native speaker, I have taken an english class every year in school so my background knowledge is strong. I don't know yet exactly what I want to research, but I am most interested in main ideas presented in books, rather than things like techniques or writing styles. I would rather focus on a main theme a book, or a selection of books, presents and relate it to its application in life. I think reading and learning more about my native language is important for exactly that reason, to learn more about things that apply to our lives. I know how to understand the meaning of books but sometimes bigger things don't occur to me, so I hope through this essay I can develop better techniques in understanding everything a book and its author has to offer.

How do __Slaughterhouse 5__ and __One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest__ reflect the time period of the 1960’s in which they were written?

--Vonnegut, Kurt. //Slaughterhouse 5: the Children's Crusade.// Random House UK Ltd.: Vintage, 1989. Print. This is one of the two books that I will be comparing. It is about a man named Billy Pilgrim, an alleged time-traveler and a prisoner of war. This book will be in comparison to __One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest__, so I will use the book in its entirety for my Extended Essay. --Kesey, Ken. //One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest//. London: Picador, 1973. Print. This is the other book that I will be using, to compare to __Slaughterhouse 5__. The book is about a mental institution. Since it is to be used as a comparison, I will also use the entirety of this book for reference. --"American Cultural History - 1960 - 1969." //LSC-Kingwood Library//. 1999. Web. 06 June 2011. . This source provides a lot of information about the 1960's in America. Because my research question deals with the time period of the 1960's, I will use this source for information about that time period. --"Ken Kesey." //Www.kirjasto.sci.fi//. 2008. Web. 06 June 2011. . This source provides information about Ken Kesey, author of __One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest__. This will be good for understanding more about him and why he wrote the book, to help put it in context. --"Kurt Vonnegut." //NNDB: Tracking the Entire World//. 2011. Web. 06 June 2011. . This source is about Kurt Vonnegut, author of __Slaughterhouse 5__. It provides information about his life and his books, so this will also serve well in learning about the context of his book.