General Zaroff and Sanger Rainsford are in direct, man versus man strife when they chase each other. Zaroff and Ivan are additionally in direct clash with every one of the mariners who have "unintentionally" wrecked on the island. Ivan and Rainsford likewise have an immediate clash.
In an essay, the analytical paragraph is a body paragraph. It presents evidence in order to prove the thesis. When an analytical paragraph stands alone (is not in an essay), the topic sentence is the thesis.
A good paragraph should contain at least the following four elements: Transition, Topic sentence, specific Evidence and analysis, and a Brief wrap-up sentence