Possible+Oral+Presentation+Topics

The significance of presence of Gabriel as a source of Guilt or/and the only left family for Troy. ||  ||
 * **name** || **Heat and Dust** || **Fences** || **War poetry** ||
 * Chris || The contrast between Harry and Chid as to the setting of India's influence towards each character in different time periods. || Troy's emotional and psychological development as a father and a husband in the household. ||  ||
 * Henry || The effects of the abortion in Anne and Olivia's life. || The importance of time and how it affects the way the story evolves ||  ||
 * Hera ||  || The restrictions which the racial discrimination put on the life of colored atheletes.
 * Janita || - The effect of perspectives of male characters in the novel told from the narrator in the modern day India or Olivia in 1923 upon plot.

- Factors instigating Olivia’s choice to terminate her pregnancy and the narrator to carry hers to term and the effect it has on the dominant males in their lives. || - The manner in which Troy's character is developed and the effect it has on the audience || A comparison between the different approaches to the subject of war explored through the compositional techniques of Rupbert Brooke ("The Soldier") and Wilfred Owen ("Dulce et Decorum Est") || The Oasis and the Baba Firdaus Shrine's role in cataylsing the development of relationships between characters. || Troy's loss of authority and influence in the household with the progression of plot. The role of Troy's interactions with his children in presenting differences in generations. ||  || The birth of Raynell as a wake-up call for Troy, making him realize the importance of a positive parent-child relationship. ||  || The cyclical transition from childhood to manhood along with the independence and responsibility that results from it. ||  ||
 * Jerry || The effect of cultural and status restraints upon women in India (specifically Ritu, Inderlal's mother, and Olivia)
 * Jocelyn ||  || The parallelism between racism on colored men (mostly Troy) and sexism on women (mostly Rose) in the 1950's.
 * John || The significance of the relationship between husband and wife in characters with Indian descent and European descent. || Reality versus self-created illusions as characters' differing perspectives taken towards living their lives.
 * Maryanne || The positive and negatives influences of cultural boundaries in India on women in its society. || The role of racism and oppression in society affecting father-son relationships.

Struggle for identity influencing father-son relationships. || The roles of questioning influencing the tone in Wilfred Owens //Futility// and Siegfried Sassoon’s //Does it Matter?//

The symbolism of innocence affecting the tone of Wilfred Owens //Anthem for Doomed Youth// and Siegfried Sassoon’s //Suicide In The Trenches//. || The extent to which "Heat" and "Dust" affects the mood of characters within the novel. || The way racism and segregation disables African American's from achieving their dreams. The way in which Rose encourages the building of the fence and how it shapes her as a character. || The way in which the poets views the war psychologically as both a dark and haunting memory and also as an honorful and prideful event. || Olivia's "oasis" as an escape for characters within the novel. || Bono's role in his friendship with Troy as one of a mentor rather than a friend. Reminescence as establishing character traits of Troy/Rose ||  || The extent of racism on African American's in their jobs. ||  || Troy's difference in behavior towards his sons in comparison to towards his daughter. The use of incorporating the subject of "baseball" and its connection with death. What type of character Troy is (tragic figure, hero, villain, or a combination). || The opposing ideas of whether people should be proud of dying in war or not in the poems 'The Soldier' by Rupert Brooke and 'Dulce et Decorum Est' by Wilfred Owen ||
 * Michael R || The extent to which the discomfort India brings Olivia affected Olivia's decision making and the flow of events in her time in India. || The Fence's symbol to the character's Rose, Troy, Bono, and Cory. || The large contrast of the role of the Major and that of the soldier in Siegfried Sasson's two poems "Base Details" and "Counter- Attack". ||
 * Michael X || The usage of characterizing non-central characters as a method to reveal protagonists' relationships. || Troy's lies as the factor which makes his life fall apart. ||  ||
 * Oliver || The effect of Olivia's home as an "Oasis" on characters in the novel.
 * Riowena || The extent to which the piano is an escape (disconnection) for Olivia from India as the novel's plot progresses.
 * Robert ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Shavonne || How Anne and Olivia's lives parallel at X || Troy and Rose's house as the meeting place for where everyone comes.
 * Valerie ||  || Troy's action as a result of detoriation between the relationships with other characters in the play. ||   ||
 * Wendy || How the cultures of India for the two time periods affect the two characters' choices and attitudes. || The parallelism between Troy's relationship with his father and his relationship with Cory.