With the theme being conflict between parents and children, develop a thesis statement based on the novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon and the short story “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan.
What insight is there about the life of Christopher Boone and Jing-Mei when meeting the challenges they face with their parents? PLEASE: NO “shoulds”, life lessons, or morals!
Prove your thesis by comparing and contrasting the two characters.
Use quotations to support your ideas. DO NOT summarize the plot.
Use the stories for evidence to support your thesis.
Make sure there is a topic sentence for each paragraph with all the following sentences relating directing to that topic.
Present ideas logically with clear transitions from one idea to the next..
Support ideas with quotations from the stories with correct citations.
The conclusion must summarize the paper’s central idea.