Analysing the relationship of Nick Flynn and the symbol of water in Nick Flynn’s 2 books: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City and The Ticking is the Bomb
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Sources: The two books that need to be referred is: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City and The Ticking is the Bomb of the author Nick Flynn.
+ One external source that you need to find – can be either an essay, a passage from something, or an article that is supporting the thesis (for example: find an essay of someone or article about how water calms down people and makes them feel released)
!! In total there should be only 3 sources (2 books and one essay) in works cited
Topic: Write a well developed essay on showing how Nick Flynn uses the symbol of water and how this relationship evolved as he changes in his both books in many different meanings and symbols. (emotional release, isolation and purification and rain) you can mention Buddhism at some point as well please
I am attaching an outline we made in class where there are sample quotations for each paragraph and a basic thesis and topic sentences that need to be developed. Please find deeper quotes from both books as well as from the external source. The outline i provided is very important
Content: Please read the guidance paper that I uploaded because there is a criteria for each paragraph so you should double check after writing each paragraph. Please do a profound analysis of the relationship between two poems. If you can think of other themes that integrate two poems, you can use it.
Introduction: Please start with an interesting hook from the external source that you use. Incorporate the source and introduce it. Show its relevance to the water topic and to the two books and introduce the books. Write a well developed clear thesis that each claim will be analysed in a body paragraph.
Body paragraphs: Each of the body paragraph has to start with clear topic sentence arising from the elements in the thesis. Use quotes in each paragraph. Integrate the two books relation with water in each paragraph rather than mentioning them seperately. Please use transitions between body paragraphs. Please make sure to mention the external source all the time with the relevancy of Nick Flynn’s relationship with water
Conclusion: do a reflection to the opening hook from the external source. make a connection about Lulu and how Nick’s perception to water changes totally different after the birth. No summary