14 July 2011

Prompt 3

I have a quick question about the 3rd prompt which talks about acts of betrayal. I was a little confused because the prompt says "select an act of betrayal...and analyze the nature of the betrayal...". For example, would Pip betraying his "old life" also fall into Pip betraying Joe or would you rather have us focus on only one?

5 comments:

Cynthia said...

I'd say focus on one: it's only one essay, and if you try to tackle too much, things can get messy.

Mister Hardy said...

I'd agree with Cynthia on that one. Betrayal of his past life could lead to a very lengthy and unfocused essay... If you go with a singular act, you'll probably find that its easier to write, and much more focused (at least, once you pick a single act, which is admittedly the hard part of that one)

Mackenzie said...

I'm also doing prompt 3, and when I decided that just sticking to one main act of betrayal is a lot easier to stay focused on. You don't want to take on too much at once.

zack finnegan said...

yes one act of betrayal would be sufficient. more than one instance could leave the organization of your essay in shambles

Mikaela said...

Yes, just stick to one. From prior experience I've learned that you shouldn't tackle too much.