... create a detailed, structured thesis. A concise opening creates a unified paper. The beginning lines of the introduction in "The Little Women" set the stage for the rest of the argument: The Old Curiosity Shop also contains fascinating contortions of Victorian gender ideology. The little women in this novel are not much ... ). Finding the middle ground can be difficult, but "The Little Women" reaches that point. At times this selection appears to lack plot summaries and long descriptions from the novel. It includes fewer quotes from the novel and spends less time recalling the features a...

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• Grade Level: High School