Intertextuality Project Ideas

To be honest,  "yikes" was my first thought when I read this blog prompt. I feel like it is difficult for me to come up with creative and feasible topic ideas, especially when we have only read half of the planned texts for the class. I'm hoping that by including my initial brainstorm here and by reading my classmates' blogs, I can narrow down research ideas without committing to one just yet.

One of the most interesting parts of Home Fire for me was the concept of destiny and inevitability. I would consider researching texts whose plots are shaped by fate. Not only is this a classic theme throughout history and geographical locations, but it can be applied to multiple genres such as tragedy, romance, myths, and folklore. Another potential topic is orphaned children and how they are perceived by society. Many adventure novels start with orphaned children as a way to drive the characters' grit, need for belonging, and independence. Depending on the culture and time period, orphans can be rejected or pitied by society, and that would be interesting to look into as well.

If I end up choosing Antigone as my home text, both of these research ideas would apply as well. Some additional ones could be texts with widely debated lines (inspired by line 572 in Antigone) or texts whose climax is a verbal debate between the protagonist and antagonist. I may also research texts that questions authority, kingship, and individuals in positions of power. 

I am obviously all over the place with my ideas, but I look forward to narrowing down my options over the next week!