Philosophical principles

1- Create a summary sheet on the fictive piece that includes characters, plot, themes, and evaluation (for an example see: michaelboylan.net, blog, book reviews)—this will help you start your paper; it is not a part of your paper.

2- Isolate a single passage in the book that you feel is pivotal to the theme of the book (this passage can be consecutive, for example pages 10-22, or it can be constructed on a common theme, for example pages 135-137 & 192-195 & 238-240.

3- Briefly go through the scene highlighting character, plot, and tropes (metaphors, motifs, description, etc.)

4- Try to discern a particular point of view within the passage that mirrors the book

5- Decide whether you agree or disagree with this point of view

6- Set out the relevant practical and theoretical philosophical principles at stake and apply them to the problem.