Explore a theme of Chinese literature. Clear focus and well-defined theme supported by sufficient evidence for literary works. Present personal view and observation on literary work. Create a comparison with a Western literary work and its underlined value is welcome. Organize comparison so that it takes reader step by step to conclusion. When using ideas from others, put a footnote to indicate the sources.  Blend ideology with literary work to create a cohesive essay. Read Paper guideline and presentation carefully. Also will include Sample paper to give an idea of how the paper should be written. Please how these 3 documents carefully. Some themes: -Compare 2 couples bound in life and death in Eastern & Western Culture; -Qing vs LI in late ming dynasty; -anti-feminism in traditional Chinese stories;  The literature used in this class: Traditional Chinese Stories: Themes and Variations, Y.W. Ma & Joseph S.M. Lau;   Selected Stories of Lu Hsun, Lu Hsun Chinese Ideology covered: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Mo-ism, Legalism, Knight-Errantry, Communism