The Temple of Dagon

Well, I'm doing my huuuuuuuge junior paper on h.p. lovecraft. basically we had to read the works of an american author and the paper is basically centered around a thesis which proves something about his/her works

my thesis (so far) is

"H.P. Lovecraft uses antiquarian and forbidden knowledge to show and question man's place in the universe."

my teacher OK'd it, but i'd just like to get some more input, i don't want to do a 12 page essay with a thesis i can't properly prove. I guess the main thing i need help with is, first making sure the thesis is perfect, and finding lovecraft stories that will be best used to prove this thesis. i know a lot of them have to do with this, i've read a ton of his stories but i can't really decide which ones to do yet.

basically the stage i'm at is i have to write out an outline where i need to include the thesis, and 8 topic sentences with proofs to them as well as a conclusion
I hate just coming on here and just asking for advice on a paper but i figured this would be the best place to ask some questions, thanks!

Maybe just pick 4-5 of your favorite Lovecraft stories and analyze them and use details from the stories to support your thesis--- dont forget you could use direct quotes from the stories to help support your claim (just be sure to use a footnote) Make sure the stories you pick you know them well, therefore it will be easier to write on. Kudos for doing a paper on Lovecraft

Yeah, i'm definitely going to narrow it down to about 4-5, and quotes are a must. Thanks though, my teacher has never had someone do a paper on lovecraft

the_emptier wrote:Yeah, i'm definitely going to narrow it down to about 4-5, and quotes are a must. Thanks though, my teacher has never had someone do a paper on lovecraft

Then you are golden. Good Luck