The following paragraph is missing a topic sentence. Re-write the paragraph to include a topic sentence that states the main ide
a. You may want to revise the wording of the other sentences to integrate your new topic sentence. Remember, while the main idea is often found in the first sentence of a paragraph, in some cases you may decide to begin with a provocative question, quotation, or piece of evidence before stating the main idea. "My favorite fairy tale as a child was Cinderella. I asked my parents to read the story to me every night—and I always demanded that they use different voices for each character. Sometimes I would make up my own dialogue to supplement the story. When I got older, I even wrote my own stories. They were full of larger-than-life characters and magical events, just like the story of Cinderella. My dream is to one day work in the film industry bringing exciting stories to life."
"Stories have always been an important part of my life that have held immense fascination for me, starting from when I was just a child. When I was very young, my favorite fairy tale was Cinderella. I would ask my parents to read the story to me every night—and I always demanded that they use different voices for each character. Sometimes I would make up my own dialogue to supplement the story. When I got older, I even wrote my own stories. They were full of larger-than-life characters and magical events, just like the story of Cinderella. My dream is to one day work in the film industry bringing exciting stories to life."
Chris McCandless, aka Alexander Supertramp, experiences various enlightening moments that unfold the main idea in the novel, "Into the Wild". Jon Krakauer clearly portrays this main idea of his novel: a young man attempts to find true happiness through solitude and nature, instead of finding it in society.
