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Why Simon's Silence Is Justified in The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal

In this literary analysis on The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal, the student argues that Simon's silence at the Nazi's bedside was the right choice, for several reasons. The student focuses on the sincerity of the Nazi's apology, whether Simon has a right to offer forgiveness, why the Nazi didn't confess to a Catholic priest, and whether Simon being Jewish should affect his decision.
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Crystal's feedback:

"You've done a good job with creating a good hook with the questions to start things off, and you clearly identify the work you're discussing. However, you don't really have a thesis statement that states your position about whether Simon should have been silent at the Nazi's bedside. Adding a clear thesis statement that encompasses the three points you make would improve the structure. On topic sentences -- while you've done a good job with a few of them, make sure that the first sentence of each paragraph is framed around your thesis about whether Simon's silence was correct (you're arguing it is). Once you get into the paragraphs, I like how you've made sure to include support for your points of analysis, but make sure that you're engaging fully with them by having a sentence or two of analysis that focuses on why each quote supports the point you're making rather than just stating that it does (the why is your analysis). In the conclusion, make sure that you're ending with finality in a way that supports your thesis. You take the position that Simon's silence is justified but then end with saying that the question of whether his silence was justified still needs an answer; this is illogical. Finally, a solid read-through and proofreading for extra and missing spaces, misused words, capitalization errors, sentence structure errors, page numbers for citations (namely that one quote has two page numbers), comma errors, and pronoun clarity (many pronouns are ambiguous) would improve the writing mechanics and spacing issues. Addressing all of the above areas would help your strengths in structure and support for your analysis come through better."

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