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Archetypes of Father-Son Conflict in the Short Stories of Faulkner and Vonnegut

This compare and contrast essay notes that the stories "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner and "The Lie" by Kurt Vonnegut, while presenting families of contrasting social status, both focus in similar ways on contentious father-son relationships and growth.
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Bridget's feedback:

"You've done a good job gathering evidence that focuses specifically on how each author creates character and the relationships in the story. In this current draft, the first two body paragraphs are given over to detailed summary, which means the analysis doesn't kick into gear until the middle of page two. To keep the balance of the paper in analysis, I suggest trimming those summary paragraphs and moving your reader right into the analytical discussion. You an give an overview or introduction to the plot, and then you can remind the reader of plot details as you move through your analysis. Try to think of your reader (your audience) as being familiar with the stories -- they might need reminders of plot detail when it relates to analysis, but they generally won't need a full summary of the story (unless your instructor has explicitly asked you to summarize the story in full).

A second comment is to check over your citation and quotation formatting, in particular punctuating around the parenthetical citation (the period comes last) and using single quotation marks for dialogue within direct quotations. Make sure to proofread as well for errors, including mechanics and typos (like the repeated phrase "from very poor family" in the first sentence)."

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