For my research paper, I've chosen to discuss the influences of Lewis Carroll's Aspergers in his writing. I think this will be a fairly easy paper to write. I basically just need to get information on symptoms and indications of Aspergers and compare them to the writing style that's portrayed by Carroll in Alice in Wonderland. I'm going to look into a few parts of Aspergers including the tendency to look at detail first and the big picture after, the incapability of people with Aspergers to feel empathy, their awkwardness of conversation, and I'll point out some other factors of Lewis Carroll's life.
My research question, in it's most primitive form, will be: In what ways was Alice in Wonderland written that were indicative of Lewis Carroll's Aspergers disorder? I could also rephrase it to back up my point my theory: How did Lewis Carroll's Aspergers affect the writing of Alice in Wonderland. I've found informational websites on Aspergers that have symptom checklists on them, and I'll use them as a source for my paper.
(which question do you think would be better to use?)
Isaac,
ReplyDeleteMy answer is somewhat of a non-answer. You see, you have two very similar topics. The two research questions are closely related. I would just start researching and writing and see which direction the paper takes you.
Let me know if you run into problems! This topic interests me a great deal!