ELIC paragraphs

3 paragraph outline

Paragraph 1

Hook:

Thesis: Oskar is trapped the day his father died in 9/11

Examples: Keeps revisiting the moment his Dad phoned
Bed time story of the sixth borrow

Explanation: he can not carry on with his life, first has to finish the quest, important moment when he learns that his mother spoke with his father before he died

Paragraph 2

Thesis: Grandmother is also trapped in the past, Dresden, however not extremely and tries to find back into normal life

Examples: Thinks about good time with Anna
Does not want Thomas Sr. back

Explanation:
• Still thinks about Dresden and her time with her husband but attempts normal life by forgetting,
• many rules with husband to guarantee normal life (forget German)
• Does not want her husband back because he brings up the past
• Cannot completely detach because he become the renter


Paragraph 3

Thesis: Grandfather is trapped the most and unable to live a normal life

Examples: Keeps mentioning Anna, marriage fails because he can not detach from Anna

Explanation:
• Bound to the past so he cannot have a normal relationship
• Lost the most, future wife child family
• Not knowing his child