The loss of Innocence
Compare The Garden Party with The Monkey Garden. Both of these stories deal with the topic of the loss of innocence. In what significant way or ways are they similar in their treatment of the loss of innocence. Or, in what significant way or ways are they different. Notice that this is a comparison essay, so you will need to review the lecture on the Compare and Contrast essayparticularly how to organize a comparison essay. The most important sentence in the Headrick pages is this: There must be a reason to consider the two or more texts you are looking at in a single essay, and that reason must be made clear to your reader. essay will be looking only at similarities or only at differences, but not both. Notice that the word significant is emphasized in these topics. An observation that, for instance, both protagonists are female, is not a significant similarity. Underline your thesis statement, but not your topic sentences. Have a title, but not a title page.
