How do the two passages develop the theme "It is important to trust your instinct"?
Passage 1:
Passage 2:
"He is not easy to describe. There is something
wrong with his appearance; something
displeasing, something down-right detestable. I
never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce
know why. He must be deformed somewhere; he
gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I
couldn't specify the point. He's an extraordinary
looking man, and yet I really can name nothing
out of the way."
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
O The first passage explains what it means to have a
gut instinct; the second gives an example.
O The first passage introduces the idea that people
have bad feelings from Hyde; the second passage
reinforces that idea.
O Both passages discuss what happens when people
do not trust their instincts.
O Both passages give an example to show how
important it is to have faith in others.

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.

at the beginning of the story, elisa just has the small idea of wanting more attention, but as the story progressed, her desire for more attention grew larger. before she talked to the man with the wagon she was just focused on her chrysanthemums but when she talked to him and got some attention she enjoyed it, so she decided to get all dolled up for henry. but when they were on the way to dinner she was so upset because she saw the flowers on the side of the road and realized the man didn't take interest in her like she thought.

reading poetry is challenging when you don't have or very little of social context and culture schema.

solution: read the introduction, the norm, or even explaination if you still dont get it.