Dec 30, 2009

Jude the Obscure | Sample Essay Outlines

Topic #1
Discuss the hypothesis that the Bible is the philosophical and metaphoric underpinning of Jude the Obscure.

Outline
I. Thesis Statement: Religion plays a large role in the lives of the characters in Jude the Obscure and they frequently see events in biblical terms.

II. Discussion of nineteenth century views on the Bible and religion
A. Jude’s religious views
1. Conflict between religion and scholarship
2. Burning of religious books
3. Personal religious feeling vs. morality

III. Religion in...