Use the notes you made during this lesson to write a literary analysis essay like “Choose Wisely” that focuses on a theme in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Remember that this first draft will and should be rough; you do not need to be concerned about grammar, punctuation, and spelling at this point in the process. Instead, focus on arranging the parts of your essay in a way that will make sense for readers.

Which element in the room does the narrator in the yellow wallpaper focus on through much of the story

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

Identify an example of an epic simile in book 13, book 21, or book 24 of the odyssey and explain how it is different from a typical simile.