After Alexandra rejects her brothers patriarchal advice about what she can and cannot do with her land, Oscar and Lou conclude that Alexandra aint much like other women-folks (173). In what ways is this assessment true? What qualities of character, imagination, and spirit distinguish her from most of the people, both women and men, who surround her? How does her attitude and behavior defy the conventional expectations for a woman in her time and situation?
Length Requirement: Go beyond the 5-paragraph format.
– At the end of your first paragraph, include a clear, direct thesis statement in your essay’s introduction that provides focus for your discussion. Your thesis must clearly focus on the prompt, and it must offer up a statement that needs to be proven in your discussion.
– Write in present tense
Rememberand I can’t stress this enoughthe essay is not merely a series of plot summaries
