5 Paragraph Essay Outline
Outline: Five-Paragraph Essay
Complete in Point Form
Introduction
Hook “It is living with these guilty secrets that exacts the price” says Dunstan who believes that he will certainly go to hell and wants to die because of the guiltiness that torture him within.
Background/ Info. The snowball incident initiates the theme of guilt as Dunstan blames himself for the result of his actions. Revenge is revealed through physical terms as well – Boy’s death. Dunstan allows guilt to control his mind and future actions/decisions.
*Thesis At the beginning of the novel, revenge is driven by guilt but in some stances, guilt follows revenge as the following events, after the snowball incident, reflects on the character’s guiltiness (Dunstan …show more content…
Revenge begins with Boy when he wants to hit Dunstan with snowball but instead hits Mrs. Dempster – the start of Dunstan’s guilt.
B. Dunstan feels responsible for Paul’s premature birth.
C. Dunstan believes that his ‘sly’ action of steeping in front of Mrs. Dempster is entirely his fault and so is Mrs. Dempster’s insanity.
D. Cares for Mrs. Dempster out of compassion and guilt
Conclusion Sentence: This shows how revenge meant to be small at the beginning can cause the characters to live a guilty life.
II: (Paragraph 2 Topic Sentence) Two forms of guilt are portrayed in the novel – spiritual and physical. The majority of Dunstan’s guilt is spiritual.
A. Feels guilty for Mrs. Dempster and Paul Dempster as they are frowned upon in the village. Mrs. Dempster is considered ‘simple’.
B. Dunstan knows the truth about the snowball and has to live with the secret – this makes him feel more guilty for his actions because the village does not know it.
C. Out of guilt, Dunstan takes care of Mrs. Dempster when the aunt dies.
D. Dunstan can no longer keep secrets to himself and confides them to Liesl who recognizes him as someone not ‘human’.
Conclusion Sentence: Dunstan’s secrets eventually gets the best of him as Liesl says it to be “the revenge of the unlived
Complete in Point Form
Introduction
Hook “It is living with these guilty secrets that exacts the price” says Dunstan who believes that he will certainly go to hell and wants to die because of the guiltiness that torture him within.
Background/ Info. The snowball incident initiates the theme of guilt as Dunstan blames himself for the result of his actions. Revenge is revealed through physical terms as well – Boy’s death. Dunstan allows guilt to control his mind and future actions/decisions.
*Thesis At the beginning of the novel, revenge is driven by guilt but in some stances, guilt follows revenge as the following events, after the snowball incident, reflects on the character’s guiltiness (Dunstan …show more content…
Revenge begins with Boy when he wants to hit Dunstan with snowball but instead hits Mrs. Dempster – the start of Dunstan’s guilt.
B. Dunstan feels responsible for Paul’s premature birth.
C. Dunstan believes that his ‘sly’ action of steeping in front of Mrs. Dempster is entirely his fault and so is Mrs. Dempster’s insanity.
D. Cares for Mrs. Dempster out of compassion and guilt
Conclusion Sentence: This shows how revenge meant to be small at the beginning can cause the characters to live a guilty life.
II: (Paragraph 2 Topic Sentence) Two forms of guilt are portrayed in the novel – spiritual and physical. The majority of Dunstan’s guilt is spiritual.
A. Feels guilty for Mrs. Dempster and Paul Dempster as they are frowned upon in the village. Mrs. Dempster is considered ‘simple’.
B. Dunstan knows the truth about the snowball and has to live with the secret – this makes him feel more guilty for his actions because the village does not know it.
C. Out of guilt, Dunstan takes care of Mrs. Dempster when the aunt dies.
D. Dunstan can no longer keep secrets to himself and confides them to Liesl who recognizes him as someone not ‘human’.
Conclusion Sentence: Dunstan’s secrets eventually gets the best of him as Liesl says it to be “the revenge of the unlived