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Love and Poverty in "A Gift for My Mother," a Story by Viv McDade

In this analytical essay, a student explores the main theme of the short story "A Gift for My Mother" by Viv McDade. The student shows that while poverty can't be separated from the subject of money, there are other important considerations worth highlighting such as people's relationships and their ability to express love.
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Angela's feedback:

"You've provided an interesting discussion of the theme of love and poverty in the short story. In particular, you've crafted an engaging analysis of Lucy and how she as a child has a very different perception of her family's poverty and the world at large in comparison to her parents, the adults. However, your essay's overall organization could use some reworking. Creating paragraphs to better define your introduction, supporting content, and conclusion would help you better track the use of quotes so that you don't end up repeating content. In addition, a thorough edit is needed to address writing convention issues. Aside from grammar problems, there are many run-on sentences and sentence fragments that interrupt the flow of your thoughts."

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