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The Conflict of Good and Evil in Isobelle Carmody's Novel The Gathering

This literary analysis examines the presence of good versus evil as a theme in Isobelle Carmody's The Gathering. The student writes that this conflict manifests in battle scenes (physical violence) as well as in conflict between characters (psychological abuse, manipulation).
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Bridget's feedback:

"Your essay demonstrates excellent engagement with the text on multiple levels, and your conclusion draws persuasive connections to examine the author's purpose and genre choices in conveying message and theme. You mention insidious evil in your introduction, but this isn't explored explicitly in the body: this is a really interesting line you draw, so I encourage you to dig into it more in the course of your discussion.

Some of the shorter paragraphs on page 2 are mostly given over to reference to plot beats; to even this out, consider reorganizing the first two paragraphs on that page into a more substantial single paragraph structured around analysis of, perhaps, battles, physical versus mental struggles, etc., based on how you define the importance of those scenes in the current draft.

At the level of lower-order concerns, proofread to catch some errors (such as capitalizing "good" and "evil") and inconsistencies ("versus" and "vs"; the former will be more appropriate for formal writing). Check your style guide to see how to properly incorporate page numbers, and use some spot revision to make sure all quotations are smoothly embedded into your text with proper punctuation and other mechanics."

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