The Man Who Lived Underground Analysis
Richard Yu
Mensah
English 102w
14 September 2013
In Wright’s “The Man Who Lived Underground”, Fred Daniels struggles with questions on guilt and identity as he wanders through the macabre underground. For example, a decorated dirt cave or wandering yellow lights are meaningful elements of setting that allows Daniels’ thoughts to manifest and change vague-manifest and change in what way?. Gradual mental changes what is a mental change? Be specific are elucidated by other literary techniques such as the metaphorical nature of water or classical references to illusory? blood in hallucination not clear. Daniels’ mental state shifts from guilty fear to maniacal pleasure and back. This is caused by his realization of the relationship between …show more content…
Each paragraph does the work of supporting the author’s thesis statement. Furthermore, each paragraph has a strong and clear topic sentence that effectively sets up the author’s argument. The author includes smooth transitions between paragraphs and makes sure to link supporting details throughout the paper. The reader has a great sense of where an argument is ending and another one is beginning. Also, each argument in the paragraphs builds on argument of the previous one. Paragraphs are well-balanced, especially meaning that the author’s paragraphs or neither too long or too short.
3 Divides argument into paragraphs that follow somewhat of a logical sequence. Most of the paragraphs are relevant to the thesis statement. Each paragraph has a topic sentence that sets up the author’s arguments. The author provides transitions between paragraphs and tries to draw connections between supporting evidence. The paragraphs may need to be reworked for balance: either the paragraphs are too short or the author writes very long
Mensah
English 102w
14 September 2013
In Wright’s “The Man Who Lived Underground”, Fred Daniels struggles with questions on guilt and identity as he wanders through the macabre underground. For example, a decorated dirt cave or wandering yellow lights are meaningful elements of setting that allows Daniels’ thoughts to manifest and change vague-manifest and change in what way?. Gradual mental changes what is a mental change? Be specific are elucidated by other literary techniques such as the metaphorical nature of water or classical references to illusory? blood in hallucination not clear. Daniels’ mental state shifts from guilty fear to maniacal pleasure and back. This is caused by his realization of the relationship between …show more content…
Each paragraph does the work of supporting the author’s thesis statement. Furthermore, each paragraph has a strong and clear topic sentence that effectively sets up the author’s argument. The author includes smooth transitions between paragraphs and makes sure to link supporting details throughout the paper. The reader has a great sense of where an argument is ending and another one is beginning. Also, each argument in the paragraphs builds on argument of the previous one. Paragraphs are well-balanced, especially meaning that the author’s paragraphs or neither too long or too short.
3 Divides argument into paragraphs that follow somewhat of a logical sequence. Most of the paragraphs are relevant to the thesis statement. Each paragraph has a topic sentence that sets up the author’s arguments. The author provides transitions between paragraphs and tries to draw connections between supporting evidence. The paragraphs may need to be reworked for balance: either the paragraphs are too short or the author writes very long