Prospectus

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Write your thesis. Then write a large Roman numeral I This will be the first part of your thesis that you will address in your essay. Check out this example..

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The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch.
I . Joes positive influence on Pips character.

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Next, put a letter A under the Roman numeral. This will serve as your first point about that category and the topic sentence of your first paragraph.
The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch.

I. Joes positive influence on Pips character

A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman.

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Then put a 1. under the A. This will serve as a detail to support the point you just made. This detail can be an example from the text, or a statement from a literary critic. Look.

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The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch.
I. Joes positive influence on Pips character.
A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman. 1. When Pip comes home from the graveyard, Joe warns him that Mrs. Joe is after him with the tickler. He then tells Pip to hide behind the door. He even puts himself in between Pip and Mrs. Joe and she beats them both (example from book) .

After that, add a number 2. This will serve as your second supporting detail. You can follow this with a 3 etc.

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The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch.
I. Joes positive influence on Pips character.
A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman. 1. When Pip comes home from the graveyard, Joe warns him that Mrs. Joe is after him with the tickler. He then tells Pip to hide behind the door. He even puts himself in between Pip and Mrs. Joe and she beats them both (example from book)
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2. Joes actions in the beginning of the novel, cause Pip to see him as not only a father figure, but also as a close friend, who will go to great lengths to protect him. As an adult Pip demonstrates Joes influence when he puts himself at great risk to aid the convict, Magwitch (Davies 32)

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Once you finish with your supporting details, you can make your second point about I. Place a letter B on the page. Observe.

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negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch. I. Joes positive influence on Pips character. A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman. 1. When Pip comes home from the graveyard, Joe warns him that Mrs. Joe is after him with the tickler. He then tells pip to hide behind the door. He even puts himself in between Pip and Mrs. Joe and she beats them both (example from book) 2. Joes actions in the beginning of the novel, cause Pip to see him as not only a father figure, but also as a close friend, who will go to great lengths to protect him. As an adult Pip demonstrates Joes influence when he puts himself at great risk to aid the convict, Magwitch (Davies 32) B. Joe always stands by Pip, even after Pip treats Joe horribly and eventually abandons him.

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Okay, now repeat. Remember you need details from the novel and the critics to support that point. So..

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The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch. I. Joes positive influence on Pips character. A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman.

1. When Pip comes home from the graveyard, Joe warns him that Mrs. Joe is after him with the tickler. He then tells pip to hide behind the door. He even puts himself in between Pip and Mrs. Joe and she beats them both (example from book)
2. Joes actions in the beginning of the novel, cause Pip to see him as not only a father figure, but also as a close friend, who will go to great lengths to protect him. As an adult Pip demonstrates Joes influence when he puts himself at great risk to aid the convict, Magwitch (Davies 32) B. Joe always stands by Pip, even after Pip treats Joe horribly and eventually abandons him. 1. When Pip is ill, Joe nurses him back to health and pays his debts. 2. Ever the best of friends eh Pip? (Dickens 212) 3. When Pip realizes that Joes love is unconditional, he is able to take the final step in his transformation and to begin to look toward the future (Higgins 233)

 And then comes the C.

The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch. I. Joes positive influence on Pips character. A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman. 1. When Pip comes home from the graveyard, Joe warns him that Mrs. Joe is after him with the tickler. He then tells pip to hide behind the door. He even puts himself in between Pip and Mrs. Joe and she beats them both (example from book) 2. Joes actions in the beginning of the novel, cause Pip to see him as not only a father figure, but also as a close friend, who will go to great lengths to protect him. As an adult Pip demonstrates Joes influence when he puts himself at great risk to aid the convict, Magwitch (Davies 32) B. Joe always stands by Pip, even after Pip treats Joe horribly and eventually abandons him. 1. When Pip is ill, Joe nurses him back to health and pays his debts. 2. Ever the best of friends eh Pip? (Dickens 212) 3. When Pip realizes that Joes love is unconditional, he is able to take the final step in his transformation and to begin to look toward the future (Higgins 233) C. Pip realizes Joe is an example of a true gentleman. 1. When Pip realizes that Joes love is unconditional, he is able to take the final step in his transformation and to begin to look toward the future (Higgins 233)

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When you finish dealing with the first part of your thesis you can move on to the second.

But first, let me ask you a question:

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What will the second major category of this thesis deal with? The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch.

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It will deal with Ms. Havisham. So, put a Roman numeral II on your paper. Observe.

The role of Pip in Great Expectations is developed through the positive and negative influences of Joe, Ms. Havisham and Abel Magwitch. I. Joes positive influence on Pips character. A. Joe serves as a nurturing and protective father figure during Pips development and although it takes some time, his influence leads Pip to become a true gentleman. 1. When Pip comes home from the graveyard, Joe warns him that Mrs. Joe is after him with the tickler. He then tells pip to hide behind the door. He even puts himself in between Pip and Mrs. Joe and she beats them both (example from book) 2. Joes actions in the beginning of the novel, cause Pip to see him as not only a father figure, but also as a close friend, who will go to great lengths to protect him. As an adult Pip demonstrates Joes influence when he puts himself at great risk to aid the convict, Magwitch (Davies 32) B. Joe always stands by Pip, even after Pip treats Joe horribly and eventually abandons him. 1. When Pip is ill, Joe nurses him back to health and pays his debts. 2. Ever the best of friends eh Pip? (Dickens 212) 3. When Pip realizes that Joes love is unconditional, he is able to take the final step in his transformation and to begin to look toward the future (Higgins 233) C. Pip realizes Joe is an example of a true gentleman. 1. When Pip realizes that Joes love is unconditional, he is able to take the final step in his transformation and to begin to look toward the future (Higgins 233)

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What comes next? Thats right. The letter.

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II. Ms. Havishams negative influence on Pip
A. Ms. Havisham corrupts Pips young mind and as a result, he feels ashamed of his family, hates his station in life and eventually forgets about those who truly care for him.

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Then the supporting details. II. Ms. Havishams negative influence on Pip A. Ms. Havisham corrupts Pips young mind and as a result, he feels ashamed of his family, hates his station in life and eventually forgets about those who truly care for him. 1. Havisham tells Estella that she can break Pips heart. 2. He is a common laboring boy!! (Dickens 43) 3. Havishams influence causes Pip great suffering (Forester 19).