ESSAY NUMBER TWO.

Thesis statement:

'' By using imagery, characterization and various styles of narration, both autors portray two different women's reactions to their individual situation, and to allow their distressed emotions to come forward.''

Main idea, first paragraph:

'' The use of imagery and the vocabulary in both stories help us to understand the world in which both Miss Brill and Elisa Allen live.''

Main idea, second paragraph:

'' In their own unique way, both authors communicate the setting of their story so as to give us a fist impression of the events.''

Main idea, third paragraph:

'' Each character has her own personnality, which is projected onto the reader in various ways. ''

Main idea, fourth paragraph:

'' In both stories, the author does not reveal all so as not to make the characters seem too easy to figure out. The reader's imagination is required in order to make the characters more real. ''

Main idea, fifth paragraph:

'' In both stories, the character's personality clashes with the way the worl views them. ''

Main idea sixth paragraph:

It is only when Elisa talks to the ''wagon man'' that she shows and other side of her character, revealing her true nature and vulnerability.

Conclusion :

Repetion of the thesis statement (''Various styles and methods of writing allow us to understand the characters that the authora put forward'') and open concluding sentence (''Katherine Mansfield and John Steinbeck both allow us to dig deep inside their character's emotions and - at the same time- into the human spirit in general'').