1. Write a paper on the impact of Lennon and The Beatles upon rock music. How, for instance, have The Beatles influenced subsequent musicians?

2. Write a paper on the influence of Lennon and The Beatles upon Western culture, such as their hair cuts and Lennon's statements about world peace.

3. What changes do you perceive in Lennon's musical style, musical forms, and song lyrics during the course of his career?

4. Write a paper on the influence of Indian philosophy upon The Beatles. How did it shape their music and their lives?

5. Describe the different stages in the group's history from their idealistic beginning to their tumultuous conclusion. How do you account for these different stages? Relate these changes to different events in the lives of Lennon and the other Beatles.

6. Wootton's book mentions that Pete Best was fired from the group and replaced with Ringo Starr because he was an inferior drummer. Other books claim that Best was fired by the group after Lennon and McCartney became jealous of Best's good looks; they knew that women considered the drummer the most attractive member of the Beatles. Write a report in which you investigate both points of view and conclude which interpretation is the more accurate.

7. Wootton discusses the influence of Elvis Presley upon Lennon. Write a report in which you investigate similarities between the careers and lives of the two musicians.