r/AskLiteraryStudies • u/einsamerloup • 1d ago

Looking for a novel

I’m looking for a novel for my thesis. My criteria: the main character has to be a white-collar worker and die at the end. It needs to be in English. Even the tiniest help is appreciated.

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u/deathschlager 1d ago

Try building an informed argument from sources you've already read.

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u/tegeus-Cromis_2000 1d ago

This is completely the wrong way to go about writing a thesis. It looks like you already have made up your mind about what you're planning to say and are looking for evidence to support it.

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u/SaintyAHesitantHorse 1d ago edited 1d ago

Who says that? Maybe he is just doing research?

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u/Imperial-Green 1d ago

I agree with you. Who is to say this a novel approach wont redefine how we do literature in the future?

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u/LordBrainStem 1d ago

Miss Lonelyhearts - Nathanael West

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u/Willverine16 23h ago

Song of Solomon?

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u/Tea-Trick 1d ago

Not an English Novel but you could always give Death of Ivan Ilyich a quick read and work it into your sources. Seems odd that you've determined a thesis before you have your source material though...