The first paragraph briefly introduces the work (1-2 sentences) and culminates in an analytical thesis
statement.
One (long) or two paragraphs: topic sentence, careful paragraph organization
Nguyen, The Sympathizer Discuss the narrator’s efforts to work on the set of the film The Hamlet (chiefly
Chapters 8-11). Does he succeed in helping to give the Vietnamese characters a voice? Explain the narrator’s
critique and satire of Asian stereotypes in cinema through his commentary on the film and this general subject
while he is on the movie set.
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