As in most college essays, the thesis statement comes toward the end of the introduction. Again ... stories — the failed attempt at leaving in “Eveline” is an obvious example — a look at two less ...

An introduction should focus directly on ... Quotations from the text, for example, if the essay focus was on the character of The Giver, it would be useful to explain that Lowry first describes ...

The introduction of a narrative essay sets the scene for the story that follows ... of the action in order to bring the reader into the story immediately, as shown in examples 1, 3, and 5 below. Other ...