Essay Structure
This is the first paragraph of your essay
What is the introduction?
He was the main character in Memento
Who is Leonard Shelby? (Lenny)
Eudora Welty
What is the Hitchhikers?
He is the main character in the film
Who is Nick Halsey?
This is our mascot
What is the Mustang?
This is the last paragraph of your essay.
What is a conclusion?
This was the direction, in time, that the colored scenes went in Memento.
What is backwards?
John Cheever
"The Country Husband"
This is the type of beer that Nick drank
What is Pabst Blue Ribbon?
SUNY Morrisville is located on this state route that crisscrosses the state
What is route 20?
This is when you hit the "Tab" button on your keyboard at the beginning of each paragraph
What is indent?
These are the things Lenny used to "remember" people in his new life once he met them.
What are polaroids?
Tim O'Brien
"The Things They Carried"
This is where Nick lived after being kicked out of his house and losing his job.
What is his lawn?
This is name of the restaurant located off campus that the school owns
What is The Copper Turret?
These should be the first sentence of each body paragraph and should tell the reader what the paragraph is about.
What are topic sentences?
This is the type of car Lenny drove after he killed its original owner.
What is a Jaguar?
Raymond Carver
He was the young boy that Nick befriended during the film
Who is Kenny?
These are the apartment-style residence halls located on the fringe of campus but ran by the Auxiliary Corporation
What are The Commons?
This crucial part of your essay is established in your introduction and revisited in your conclusion.
What is a thesis statement?
Also the director of the Dark Knight and Oppenheimer, he directed Memento.
Who is Christopher Nolan
John Updike
This is the short story that the movie was based on.
What is "Why Don't You Dance?"
This is the name of the building, across the street from campus, where University Police is located
What is Brooks Hall?