both main character go through master to master or lover to lover
Good point. This is one way that their stories are similar.
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when Lazarillo mother give Lazarrillo to a blind man she said,
This paragraph begins with the introduction of evidence. Remember that each paragraph should begin with claims that connect back to your overall thesis. Follow the CEA format for each paragraph.
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) Lazarrillo’s mother tried to tell Lazarillo that he is on his own in life now that don’t truth nobody the life is difficult and tricky
What does this have to do with Lazarillo's education as a trickster? Why does this lesson prove important in the years to come, while he is trying to survive? Connect your analysis back to your claims and to your thesis.
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his father was accused of stealing and sentenced to death, the reason because he was stealing was Lazarillo family was very poor and Lazarillo’s father tried to get food for his family. Later in the story Lazarillo’s step father was sentenced to death for stealing and his mother was punished.
What does this family history tell us about Lazarillo's circumstances, and, maybe, the reasons he is forced to become a trickster? Can you connect this personal history to the idea from your introduction, that these characters are trying to "survive in life?" What sort of circumstances do they face?
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Lazarillo de Torme and the Sensuous Woman even though they were written in different times and indifferent by different author they have a lot in common.
I think you can turn this into a more specific thesis statement. Yes, they have a lot in common. What specifically are the traits that they share? Are they survival strategies, devised because of similar challenges? Go into more detail.
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The only thing left to do in this circumstance was to change your situation.
I like the idea of ending with this question of "escape."
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These stories tell about common situations commoners had in the 14th century Spain and 15th century Japan.
I think that you will be able to develop a more specific, original conclusion, once you have developed some of your thoughts. Rather than just what these stories have in common, you might answer the question of what their purpose is? Why do they seek to reveal that sort of "fundamental corruption" you have been pointing out?
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. “They started recounting my trouble again and laughing over them. But I poor sinner, cried over them.” (53
Are we meant to laugh at Lazarillo, along with the others, or to cry along with him, or both? Perhaps this quote can help you discuss how the reader is meant to feel about this situations and tricksters.
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The way society justifies these actions
Can you say more about this idea? If society "justifies" their actions, as you put it, then are do they have moral justification to be tricksters, in order to survive or to "escape?" This seems to be a key difference between the hero-tricksters who are the protagonists of the story, and the corrupt religious tricksters the rest of your essay is describing.
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On other days, the men acted like model monks. The Buddha’s, who know all, looked on them leniently, and everything went smooth.” (600-601)
I think there is a lot more to say about this quotation. Even the higher-up Buddhists, perhaps even those who are not so corrupt themselves, are aware of what the younger monks are doing. Isn't that an example of institutional corruption? Corruption that is more fundamental than superificial?
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The Sensuous woman on the otherhand, because she was female, was contracted to be a fake wife of a monk with whom he would have pleasure with.
I think you should really give each text its own individual paragraph, so that you are not transitioning between Lazarillo and the Sensuous Woman's stories in the middle of each paragraph here.
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The Sensuous women on the other hand, because she was a female, was able to capitalize on her sexuality. In those days, Buddhism was at its proverbial high noon, and truly, even in broad daylight would walk right into temple precincts and visit the monks there.” (600)
Perhaps it would be useful to find some evidence from the text explaining that Buddhist monks were supposed to remain celibate, just to show how scandalous a woman "walking right into the temple" was?
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these figures may have been included to offer a satirical and critical perspective of their societies.
I think you state your thesis much more clearly in the conclusion, when you say: "In regards to the religious figure encounters, these depict how corrupt their society’s foundations were." There you have it, crystal clear: these characters show us that these two societies were corrupt down to the foundations. Can you revise this introduction so that your thesis is just as clear, and so that it is evident that the rest of your essay will be spent comparing the corrupt religious figures from the two stories, as examples of fundamental social corruption?
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she devised the plan to fake a pregnancy
She is perhaps recalling the old priest's words that first day, which you quoted above. Does this piece of cunning reveal her psychological insight? Can you say more about that?
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It is interesting to note that both characters actually wished for the deaths of others because of their situation to benefit.
Excellent observation. Why do you think this is the case? What is ironic or poignant about them wishing ill of other characters? In L.'s case, these deaths literally ensure his own survival.
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In a crafty way, he was able excuse his stealing of the priests bread. After he was thrown away the priests was described “making the sign of the cross against me as though I have been possessed of aa devil, he went back into the house and shut the door.” (54
Here again, you use the evidence to corroborate your claims, but without any analysis after. Can you say more about the irony of the priest making the cross over Lazarillo? Who is really the devil here? What are the priest's final, humorous words to L. about being a blind man's boy?
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. In those days, Buddhism was at its proverbial high noon, and truly, even in broad daylight would walk right into temple precincts and visit the monks there.” (600)
Two things: make sure you show where the quotation begins; and never end a paragraph with evidence. Perhaps you should start a new paragraph for your discussion of religious hypocrisy in the Life of a Sensuous Woman. In any case, the paragraph has to have analysis after evidence and then end with final claims.
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With all the reparation given to the church, you would think the priest would spare Lazarillo some food but not only did he left him almost to the point of death, he would lie to the community that Lazarillo was actually the ungrateful one when he was simply greedy. “You never do anything but stuff yourself with sweetmeats.” (34) “In the end I was dying of hunger. But though he wasn’t very charitable with me, he was a bit more so when it came to himself.” (35) “You see, boy, priests are supposed to be extremely temperate in their eating and drinking. That’s why I don’t go indulging in excesses, like other people.” But he was lying, the miserable creature, because when we went to pray at meetings and wakes, where somebody else was paying, he ate like a wolf and dank more than a quack doc.” (37)
You have chosen excellent examples from the text to serve as evidence here. However, I don't think you should put them all together like this. Each quote should be introduced separately and followed by a separate piece of analysis. As you have it now, the analysis seems to come first, then all of the quotations in a rush, and then you transition straight to the Sensuous Woman. Remember to follow the CEA format. If you find that you have too much evidence, you can choose the most pertinent quotations. Always analyze after evidence.
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Religion was what people turned to for answers to the greater questions in one’s life but with its full implementation, the conformity allowed looked up to religious figures room for their on improvised skewed interpretations of the religion beliefs and this in effect allowed for corruption because of one’s self interest.
I think there are perhaps two separate ideas here, which might be better expressed in two sentences. Though I see what you're getting, this sentence feels a bit stretched.
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I would not say these trickster characters were heroes but
I think you're absolutely right: these tricksters are not at all heroes. You don't need to discuss the question of heroism, if it doesn't pertain to your topic. The prompt is meant as a jumping off point - you don't need to answer every question.
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In 14th century Spain, Catholicism was at the forefront and in 15th century Japan,
16th century Spain and 17th century Japan
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