English 086 - Paul Martin


21 June 2005

Term paper topic

Imagine that you have been asked to write an article on Jacques Poulin’s Volkswagen Blues for an academic journal. What are some of the critical approaches you might apply to this text and what aspects of Poulin’s novel specifically would lead you to examine it from those perspectives? Choose a single theoretical approach or concept and discuss how that is applicable to the novel. Make sure to use specific, detailed examples from the novel to support your choice.

Essay length 1500 - 2000 words.
Due date: Wednesday, June 29th