What you pawn i will redeem thesis statement

Proposal for final paper—Week 1

Once you have decided on an approved prompt and approved text, respond to the questions below. Please be mindful of the word count and double-space all of your responses. You are to meet the minimum word requirement without going over the maximum number of words requested.

1. What is your chosen prompt for the literary analysis assignment?

(Use the space below to complete this section. Include the number and first sentence of the prompt you chose from the list of prompts.)

I chose Prompt 2 “What beliefs and values from Native American culture does the

narrator consider important, based on ideas and actions in the story?

2. What interests you most about this prompt and why?

(Use the space below to complete this section. Your response must be 100 to 150 words.)

One of the things that interest me about the prompt is that character in the story had a normal life even though he was homeless. He still carried his belief from his Spokane Indian tribe. He stayed within his Native American culture by continuing to keep the same Indian friends. This topic gives me a good start on my paper. I know that while writing this paper I will learn even more about how some Native American people live. This character has a lot of negative and positive things to say about all of the Native American that live in the Washington State Area.

3. What text will you write about? Why?

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The text I chose is What You Pawn I will Redeem (By Sherman Alexie). This Story is about a homeless Indian (or Native American) that resides in Spokane Washington. He tells about how he lives in his day to day life where people in his community take diligent care of him. He also speaks on how homelessness is very common in that part of the state and he is good at it. He has some college in his background and has had several families. One day he just went crazy. I am looking forward to writing this paper, and telling the story of Jackson Jackson.

4. What is your working thesis? Keep in mind that “working thesis” means you can slightly modify your thesis for the draft and/or final essay.

(Use the space below to complete this section. Your thesis statement must be ONLY one to two sentences long.)

Jackson Jackson is a Spokane Indian that went through several transitions in life. School, several families, and work drove him to instability and homelessness

5. What are three key ideas that you will discuss in support of your thesis? (Write one -- and only one -- sentence for each point.

a. Jackson Jackson staying within his own Indian culture

b. He is very effective at being homeless, and lives his version of a normal life

c. He has had several families, has some educational background, and has had blue collar jobs.

6. What questions/concerns do you have at this point about your project?

(Use the space below to complete this section. Your response must be 75 to 150 words long.)

One of my concerns is the ability to meet the page requirement. I want to make sure that I fully develop my ideas but stay within the page range without being too wordy and going over the page limit. I also want to be sure I say enough about each point. I’m also wondering about what kinds of research I will use for this project. I plan to look at the library tutorial for help with the research, and I will submit a draft to the Ashford Writing Center for some extra feedback.