Thesis: Your thesis is three parts and should be in one sentence. Each part should read like a complete sentence, giving the reader a clear understanding of what you will be discussing in the argument. In two short stories, Happy Endings and Desiree’s Baby, readers (are introduced to sexism )(witness sexism) ( see inequality between women and men when) Desiree follows her husbands orders without fighting for her rights, when Mary does chores like cleaning and cooking for Josh to prove herself worthy and finally when Desiree is too afraid to confront her husband about his behavior.
Body Paragraph 1 Topic Sentence (A): In Desiree’s Baby, sexism was shown when Desiree did not have power to go against her husband’s opinion and to approach him about his behavior.
Textual Evidence (X): “Then a strange, an awful change in her husband’s manner, which she dared not to ask
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Textual Evidence (X): “ ‘ that the child is not white; it means that you are not white’”, and after hearing those accusations she tried to reassure her husband that she is white, but when her attempt failed, she contacted her mother for reassurance. Her mother told her to come back. She, for the last time, came to her husband, and asked him if she should go. “ ‘Do you want me to go?’ ‘Yes, I want you to go.’”and it says that she never came back.
What does the quote mean, explore, discuss? (E, E, E): In this part of the story, readers can conclude that her husband is her top priority. After her husband tells her that she is black, Desiree tries to make him believe her that she is not the one who is black by making this situation sound as a joke. She described Armand her appearance- white skin, brown hair, gray eyes and fair skin. Instead of fighting for her love and a child, she tires to make a weakly funny attempt to prove herself