Before you write your 11 sentence thematic essay, review the draft and partial model essay we wrote together.
The story of Demeter and Persephone in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology conveys the unending struggle for power. Even seasons represent powerful forces that struggle for control. Hamilton states, “she lost her [Persephone] and in her [Demeter] terrible grief she withheld her gifts from the earth, which turned into a frozen desert” (51). Hamilton emphasizes the contradiction and conflict of two opposing forces: spring and winter, which are represented by Persephone’s life. Not only do the seasons battle for control in this myth, but family members struggle to compromise and keep the peace. (Students found several supporting quotes to represent family struggles & the class verbally explained how the quote supported our statement). Finally, those in power continually seek control. (The class also found several quotes to represent how powerful people try to control & then students verbally explained how the quote supported that statement). The class discussed the 11th sentence and how it wraps up the 3 quotes and supports the thesis.
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