Posted: February 26th, 2023

Literary analysis outline

Write a comparison or contrast about two of the corresponding characters in the table below. You will choose three of the points of comparison from the pool below as your points of comparison or contrast. Keep in mind that the purpose of a comparison or contrast is to reveal something meaningful about the characters and their relationships to the text.   

You will be using a point-by-point style of comparison, and you will have two choices for your thesis statement:   

While some differences between __________ and __________ (names of characters in the pairing you chose) are evident, they are similar in the aspects of __________, __________, and __________ (you will determine three points of comparison from the pool, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs).  

While some similarities between  __________ and __________ (names of characters in the pairing you chose) are evident, they are different in the aspects of __________, __________, and __________ (you will determine three points of comparison from the pool, and those will become the topics of your three body paragraphs).

Choose one of these pairings:

Choose three of these traits:

1. Rip Van Winkle and Hugh Wolfe

A. Confidence

2. Deborah and Desiree Aubigny

B. Boldness

3. Dame Van Winkle and Mrs. Hale

C. Empathy toward others

4. Faith Brown and Minnie Wright

D. Perseverance

5. Maia Kobabe and Justin Torres

E. Integrity

F. Honor