Response papers should advance a specific argument in relation to the novel under discussion. You may choose to focus on a significant passage, character, aspect of style, or idea in the novel. The key word here is significant; you want to write on something that you feel is important to the novel as a whole. Again, your goal is to advance an argument about the text that illuminates some of its complexity. The strongest papers will rely upon close textual analysis for support and avoid unnecessary plot summary