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Analyzing Friendship in O'Brien's Novel

This document discusses the structure of an effective introductory paragraph. It should begin broadly and introduce the topic before narrowing down to the specific thesis. An example paragraph is provided about love and friendship between soldiers in the novel "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. It begins broadly about love in the novel, then discusses indifference versus love among soldiers, and finally presents the thesis that the friendship between two characters helped one survive the moral challenges of war.

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Analyzing Friendship in O'Brien's Novel

This document discusses the structure of an effective introductory paragraph. It should begin broadly and introduce the topic before narrowing down to the specific thesis. An example paragraph is provided about love and friendship between soldiers in the novel "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. It begins broadly about love in the novel, then discusses indifference versus love among soldiers, and finally presents the thesis that the friendship between two characters helped one survive the moral challenges of war.

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INTRODUCTION = TRIANGLE

Theintroductoryparagraphtoapaperisundeniablyimportant:itgivesyouan opportunitytoarouseyourreadersinterest,presentyourtopicofdiscussion,and [Link] aninvertedtrianglebecauseitmovesfromthebroadbaseofthetopictothenarrow [Link] leadsthereaderrightfromthecentralargumentofthepapertothesupporting reasonsinthemiddleparagraphs.


BROADOPENING STATEMENT.

InTimOBriensnovel TheThingsTheyCarried,loveblossoms inthedeathfilledrainforestofVietnam. Throughoutthewar,soldiersareexpectedtoremain indifferent,forunlesstheyareindifferenttheyrisk theirownlives. YetthefriendshipbetweenKiowaandTim runssodeepthatitcanonlybedescribed aslove. Theirrelationshipshowshowa soldierwhopreserveshis moralsandabilitytofeel compassioncanhelp anothermansurvive immersionin deathand decadence.

Thissentencesetsupthetopic, loveinaparticularnovel, OBriensTheThingsThey Carried.


EXPLANATORYSENTENCE. This

sentenceisstillbroadbutbeginsto narrowthefocustoaspecifictopic inthenovel,indifferenceversus love.


SENTENCEWITHSPECIFIC [Link]

love,thissentencetellsuswhoselove(the lovebetweenKiowaandTim)andwhat kindoflove(friendship)willbediscussed.

THESIS. Finally,thelastsentence,orthesis,explainsthe significanceoftheloveandfriendshipbetween TimandKiowawhilealsoprovidinganargu ment:thekindoflovefoundinfriendshipcan helpsaveafriendfrommoraldemons.

Thisintroductoryparagraphexcerptistakenfromthefifteentheditionof HodgesHarbraceHandbook. Formoreinformationonthisessayanditsstructure,pleasegotothepageslistedinthebelowcitation. Otis,[Link] TheThingsTheyCarried. [Link] [Link]:Thomson,2004.72023.

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