Research Proposal

Dustin M. Ficco

Research Proposal

English 112

Left Behind Series

I am proposing to write my literary essay on the Left Behind Series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. I will discuss the book’s contents in a somewhat broad context as well as how these two authors found their information to use for their books.
A few key questions that I will be addressing are as follows. What are these series of books about? Are the books fact or fiction? Is it mythical or of realistic origin? Do these authors have the credibility to write such books?
I will be using internet sources for most of my research into both of the author’s backgrounds and legitimacy of what they are writing. For the summarization of the book, I will be using the first three books of the series because I feel they are of most importance.
The above research should be completed within the next week or so. This should allot me a considerable amount of time to complete the necessary research for this literary essay.
The biggest challenge that I will have to face when conducting my research is finding factual information. These books have sparked a great deal of controversy since their initial release. This has caused a vast number of writers and critics to publish editorials based on irrelevant information. Hopefully I will be able to sort through this information and find “facts” that are verifiable.