The Fly in the Ointment and Hills like White Elephants
Creating an Outline for an Essay
Most analytical, interpretive, or persuasive essays tend to follow the same basic pattern. This page should help you formulate effective outlines for most of the essays that you will write.
I. Introduction
Sentence to get the attention of your readers a.k.a "the Hook":
Brief description of the two texts that will be analyzed including titles and authors' full names.
One-sentence "Working" thesis statement:
II. Body
1. First main idea:
a. Supporting evidence for the first idea a.k.a quotation:
b. Formalist element you will be analyzing + some preliminary thoughts about the significance of this element in the text.
c. Supporting evidence for the first idea a.k.a quotation:
d. Formalist element you will be analyzing + some preliminary thoughts about the significance of this element in the text.
2. Second main idea:
a. Supporting evidence for the first idea a.k.a quotation:
b. Formalist element you will be analyzing + some preliminary thoughts about the significance of this element in the text.
c. Supporting evidence for the first idea a.k.a quotation:
d. Formalist element you will be analyzing + some preliminary thoughts about the significance of this element
in the text.
3. Third main idea:
a. Supporting evidence for the first idea a.k.a quotation:
b. Formalist element you will be analyzing + some preliminary thoughts about the significance of this element in the text.
c. Supporting evidence for the first idea a.k.a quotation:
d. Formalist element you will be analyzing + some preliminary thoughts about the significance of this element in the text.
III. Conclusion
1. Review of the significance of the Formalist elements at work in the texts you have selected.
2. Insightful sentence to end your essay:
REMEMBER, DO NOT USE FIRST OR SECOND PERSON PRONOUNS IN ACADEMIC WRITING!
THAT MEANS NO I, ME, MY, MINE, MYSELF, YOU, YOUR, YOURSELF, WE, US, OUR, OR OURSELVES.
(unless it is part of a quote from the text.)
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Essay Outline: The Fly in the Ointment and Hills like White Elephants
Short stories often are narratives with main themes to teach the audience about ethics to emulate or vices to abhor. In most cases, the title of the short stories may carry a hidden message and not necessarily denote the article’s theme. In the Fly in the ointment, the story revolves around a son, Harold and his father. Harold’s father apparently is bankrupt and is reliant on his son’s help in order to move on. His business has closed down (Pritchett et al,. 3). Harold, though not well off is optimistic and willing to help his father out. However, the father is driven by greed for money. Even in the bankruptcy he chases money. The Fly in the ointment might be the greed coming in-between the relationship...
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