Essay Exam on Flivver King Answer the following question in an interpretative essay. State your thesis upfront and underline it; you are not required to write an introductory or concluding paragraph. Then add three complete body paragraphs that substantiate your argument and include sufficient evidence from the book to prove your thesis. Remember, this is an essay exam: you are asked to present an argument about the book, not to merely summarize its content. In the Flivver-King, Upton Sinclair compares and contrasts the fate of Henry Ford and the Shutt family from the Gilded Age (1890s) to the 1930s. The author argues that both made gains and losses. In an interpretative essay, analyze these gains and losses and explain who, ultimately, did better and why. Use the following structure: Paragraph 1: Analyze gains AND losses by Henry Ford; what are they? what caused them? etc. Paragraph 2: Analyze gains AND losses by the Shutt family (use Abner and his father); what are they? what caused them? Paragraph 3:Compare and contrast the Shutts and Henry Ford. Be sure to define what you understand by doing better: are you referring to money, fame, happiness, values, moral integrity etc. tudents are required to write a typed 3-paragraph essay addressing the prompt. First, state and underline your thesis (no introductory paragraph required; no conclusion either). Note that you are not asked to summarize the books content, but provide an argument based on the data provided in the book. Second, add three body paragraphs that support your argument. Be sure to use topic sentences and plenty of evidence from the books (quoted directly and indirectly) in each paragraph. As you will use only the assigned bookno outside research requiredcite by stating the authors name and page number at the end of the quote (Sinclair, 17) in the text. No works cited or title page are required.Show more
