ASSIGNMENT:
Contrast the theme "farewells are bittersweet" in the excerpts from Melville's
"Redburn: His First Voyage" and Hoffman's "A Sailor of King George." Watch for the
narrator's approach to the topic of "farewells" in the two excerpts.Suggested Structure:
Paragraph 1: Introduction and Thesis Statement
Paragraph 2: Evidence 1 of contrast shown in excerpts
Paragraph 3: Evidence 2 of contrast shown in excerpts
Paragraph 4: Evidence 3 of contrast shown in excerpts
Last Paragraph: Conclusion