The first two body paragraphs do exactly this starting with “Sethe lives in the house number 124, a house generally believed to be haunted, “full of baby’s venom”,” (184) and continuing in the next paragraph with “Orleanna lives in a less malignant but equally isolated situation,” (184). Employing these structures helps ensure that the points brought up for each character are then specifically compared to one another, as well as not derailing the piece’s overall focus. However, while these techniques made sure every point was given some attention, the piece started to lose its focus toward the final comparison. The first 2 points, the characters’ isolation and pasts, are both in a whole-by-whole format. While completely valid, and effective in a relatively short piece, totaling only 5 sentences, the third point (journeys and “Getting Out”) is hindered by its structure. The first paragraph for this point feels short and feels somewhat like a summary, without expounding on what the examples it brings up. For instance, the paragraph ends informing the reader how “even after Sethe leaves jail and begins a life free from the degradation of
The first two body paragraphs do exactly this starting with “Sethe lives in the house number 124, a house generally believed to be haunted, “full of baby’s venom”,” (184) and continuing in the next paragraph with “Orleanna lives in a less malignant but equally isolated situation,” (184). Employing these structures helps ensure that the points brought up for each character are then specifically compared to one another, as well as not derailing the piece’s overall focus. However, while these techniques made sure every point was given some attention, the piece started to lose its focus toward the final comparison. The first 2 points, the characters’ isolation and pasts, are both in a whole-by-whole format. While completely valid, and effective in a relatively short piece, totaling only 5 sentences, the third point (journeys and “Getting Out”) is hindered by its structure. The first paragraph for this point feels short and feels somewhat like a summary, without expounding on what the examples it brings up. For instance, the paragraph ends informing the reader how “even after Sethe leaves jail and begins a life free from the degradation of