Explain Why the readers may disagree with Meghan Daum’s verdict in her essay “Virtual Love”: “Neither of us had lied. We’d done the best we could. The physical world had invaded our space….The problem was life itself….The world had proved to be…too polluted to allow…[real love] ever to grow on the earth” (319-20)? Should she accept her own responsibility? Was she even completely honest with Pete and herself? Is it even possible to blame life and the physical world?
Your thesis statement should clearly answer the above question, briefly explaining the rationale for your answer/argument to be further developed and supported within the body of your essay.
Support your psychological portrait of Meghan Daum by continuously integrating and explaining direct MLA quotations from Daum’s essay. In your analysis, meaningfully integrate 5 quotes from Daum’s essay.
Why the readers may disagree with Meghan Daum’s verdict in her essay “Virtual Love”: “Neither of us had lied. We’d done the best we could. The physical world had invaded our space….The problem was life itself….The world had proved to be…too polluted to allow…[real love] ever to grow on the earth” (319-20)? Should she accept her own responsibility? Was she even completely honest with Pete and herself? Is it even possible to blame life and the physical world?
Your thesis statement should clearly answer the above question, briefly explaining the rationale for your answer/argument to be further developed and supported within the body of your essay.
Support your psychological portrait of Meghan Daum by continuously integrating and explaining direct MLA quotations from Daum’s essay. In your analysis, meaningfully integrate 5 quotes from Daum’s essay.
