Question

Reread the following lines from the introduction: "Troy learns violence from him, but he also learns the value of work and the fact that a man takes responsibility for his family no matter how difficult the circumstances may be." (Introduction, viii) Based on these lines in the introduction, what can we predict will be a major theme in Fences? How do you know?

Answer 1

Just like there is more than one way to skin a cat (or so they say), there is more than one way to write an essay. One is not required to produce a perfectly formatted five-paragraph essay every time one composes a piece of writing. There is another type of essay you can write that may just be simpler than the traditional style: the three-paragraph essay. This type of essay might be beneficial for beginning writers as it offers the organizational structure of a longer essay without requiring the length. It also offers a challenge to more advanced writers to condense their points.