Question

A student plans to write a literary analysis about ""Saved by a Seal"" by Theodore A. Cutting. The essay will focus on how the main character’s experience with Nab affected him. Which two sentences from the story give information that will help the student form a thesis statement for the essay?

Answer 1

Answer:

Information from the story:

1. "But  his  education  had  not  gotten  very  far  when  he  picked  up  his  own  trick that  no  other  seal  had  learned - how  to  escape  from  our  little  shed."
2. "I  never  again  attempted  to  recapture  Nab,  nor  have  I  had  an  opportunity  to repay  him  for  towing  me  to  Seal  Rocks;  but  I  have  seen  him  a  number  of times  since,  and  have  often  heard  his  happy  bark  from  the  rocks  along  the coast."

Explanation:

These two sentences would help any student form an intending thesis statement for the essay "Saved by a Seal"