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LGBTQ+ Themes in Allison Baker's Short Stories

This essay on Allison Baker's "Better Be Ready 'Bout Half Past Eight" identifies the story's message of acceptance by tracing the plot and character arc of Byron. The student reflects on their own experience with a similar moment of self-acceptance and acceptance of others.
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Bridget's feedback:

"Your use of personal anecdote and literary analysis creates an interesting and empathetic piece of writing. The discussion moves with purpose and logic, and generally the higher-order concerns are sound. I encourage you to play around a little with paragraphing--might either of the current two long paragraphs work better broken up? For example, in your second paragraph, you have a broader discussion before moving into the personal example--starting a new paragraph at that point can help show the reader how the ideas are developing. My other comment is to recommend proofreading and to revise moments of informal language ("Like in the story...", which also makes the sentence incomplete)."

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