Project instructions:
Write an essay about Lynn Gerwig from Jim Shepard’s “Spending the Night with the Poor” that describes and analyses the following aspects of her character: 1) Her personality traits. 2) Her motivations. 3) The conflicts and challenges she faces. 4) Her context/circumstances (such setting, time period, race, class, gender, sexuality, etc.) 5) Her ability or inability to change, and the significance of her ability or inability to change.
The thesis paragraph should introduce the story,its author, and the story’s main character. In this initial character introduction you should briefly describe who the character is, what conflicts/crises she faces, and (this will be your thesis) how she responds to the conflict: for example, does she grow or evolve as a result of the challenge she faces, and why?
The conclusion should simply make any final points you need to make in defence of your thesis