Revised Thesis statement: In the novels Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh women's roles are dictated by society's expectations which influence their decisions and actions
Topic sentence #1: In Chronicle of a Death Foretold Pre conceived notions of women influence how man in their culture view women and the roles they play.
Evidence:“The girls had been reared to get married. They knew how to do screen embroidery, sew by machine, weave bone lace, wash and iron, make artificial flowers …show more content…
This means that they believe women need protection and in situations like this that they would be scared and unable to handle the situation they are in. In addition despite the man thinking she is scared he still wants her to stay and in his mind it is partially her role to stay with him.
Topic sentence #4: In The Sorrow of War the women adapt and handle the situations in different way which are able to influence the current situation.
Evidence “seemed to be welcoming her new lifestyle, embracing it with a calm, carefree approach. From being a pure, sweet, and simple girl she was now a hardened experienced woman, indifferent to vulnerable emotions” (Ninh 223)
Analysis: Prior to the war the men only saw them as pure and sweet although the women are able to change. As the women are put into a new lifestyle the women are calmly able to make the needed changes. In this they acknowledge that the women are capable of changing to fit the current situations and how drastically the change was.
Evidence He knew the track led to mother Lanh’s house. She had been godmother to the many young recruits, especially his own three man special team. (Ninh