choose one of the three types of literary research papers which will analyze different aspects of Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez:

Compare And Contrast
Compare and contrast the major or minor characters to arrive at a personal insight.
It is always important to ask: why am I comparing the two characters? What will I find as a result of my research?
(Avoid a thesis that asserts that two characters are different–we knew that already, didn’t we?)

Trace
Choose an image or symbol and trace it throughout the novel to highlight the major theme.
After you choose and analyze your examples, you should come to some greater understanding about the work, as well as your chosen image or symbol’s role in developing the major theme and stylistic strategies of that work.