hey guys, can anyone help me breakdown this essay topic and brainstorm on some ideas and strong points....
More than anything else, it is Anna’s courage and determination that results to her eventual emancipation. Do you agree?
Do you agree? YES
Throughout the book, Anna stayed resilient even in bleak circumstances.
- Anna’s attempt to face her demons down the mine for Merry Wickford.
- Anna’s attempt to save the Gowdies despite the risks and dangers.
- Anna took on the role on the midwifery to breathe life to new born babies.
- Unlike most of the villagers, she stood independently and did not give into superstition and blame the ‘witches’ for her lost.
NO
Because without the guidance and assistance of Elinor, she would not be able to fight the plague and transcend from her sorrows in life.
The prompt explicitly asks you 'more than anything else' and then goes on to reference 'Anna's courage and determination' as the reason for her 'emancipation'.
Now it's important to not be confused what the word emancipation means; it means being freed in a metaphorical sense - freed from your parents, freed from laws or imposing religious rules, etc. In this case, at least in my opinion, Anna's emancipation is realised when she moves to Oran.
So what you have to do with this prompt is analyse whether her 'courage and determination' MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE enabled her to move to Oran. Was it her courage and determination, or was it the influence of others?
Just make sure you understand how to tackle the prompt. It depends on how you are going to take the word emancipation, too.
For me, I'd structure an essay like this:
Intro
Para 1:
> Explain the magnitude of her courage by delineating her feats from societal and cultural norms of 17th century Eyam
> Explain how grandiose the notions transforming from a broken widow into an adoptive scholar free from the shackles of religious dogma and domineering males is far-fetched to the point of absurdity, but nonetheless a product of her courage and determination
Para 2:
> Explain that she doesn't always possess this courage and she actually needs quite a bit of assistance from others around her; particularly Elinor but to extents also Michael, Anys, and even Aphra.
> Use examples (the mines, midwifery, herblore)
> Integrate a lot of quotes into this paragraph cos it'll be easiest here with specific examples
> Hit the nail on the head with respect to getting the character names right, because there will be a lot of them referenced in this paragraph.
Para 3:
> Qualitatively assert whether or not you think that the help she received from those who helped her wins out over her innate courage and determination
> Make sure the links aren't tenuous because you need to clearly explain how each and every event leads to her emancipation - whatever it might be that you've likely defined in your introduction.
Conclusion just summarise
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