What component of an effective introductory paragraph is missing from the paragraph below? Man or monster? Dr. Frankenstein may have created a monster, but is he himself a monster? In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, both Dr. Frankenstein and his monster suffer tragedies and heartbreak. Frankenstein loses his wife, and the monster sees his mate destroyed by his creator. Are they both monsters? In the next paragraph, we will examine what it means to be a monster.

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hook to capture reader's attention

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thesis statement

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background information about the novel

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outline of the essay's main points