Analysis Of The Enduring Appeal Of Agatha Christie

The essay, “The Enduring Appeal of Agatha Christie” overall is fairly effective. The reason for this is the student had a great structure to her essay. To begin with, her introduction followed the upside down triangle strategy by starting off very general and then focusing in on the important ideas as she went further along. As well, this student included a thesis in her introduction which is the most important piece. The thesis was not a question which is very important and it was not a fact it was her opinion on the topic. Also, she included a broad idea of what her arguments were going to be in her essay. These are all effective steps because it outlines to the reader what the topic is while giving them a tease of what they will read in the body paragraphs. Next, in each of her body
Also, she has very cleverly linked one body paragraph of her essay to the next. This is effective because you want to show the reader that the arguments are all connected to the same topic and not for a number of different topics. In addition to I must commend this student for never getting off topic or including filler to make the paragraphs look longer. In all of her body paragraphs she stuck to her topic sentence which was related to her thesis in the introduction. This is effective because it makes sure the reader is not getting confused about the topic the essay is written on. Finally the conclusion was well written structurally wise. She followed the strategy of starting specific and than going general as she progressed. Also her conclusion leaves you with a closing statement that gets the reader thinking. She states, “Perhaps it is the restoration of order that gives the modern reader such comfort in uncertain times.” This is an effective strategy because it gets the reader thinking about your topic and your opinion on the topic even after they have finished your essay. This is great because it likely means your writing will have a more lasting effect on the