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However, due to the fathers carefree attitude, they wind up in some tricky spots on the way home. The father and son are examples of two different extreme personalities, the father being a fun-loving, irresponsible person and the son being an anxious and almost overly cautious person. Wolff wants to get across the idea that one can be a responsible and fun-loving person by taking the good aspects from each character and eliminating the bad. The author develops the theme that the reader needs to come to the middle of the characters two extremes through details from the fathers past, the contrast of the fathers and sons personalities, the dialogue between father and son, and the sons final transformation. Introduction to an essay about symbolism: Analyzing Powder: The Symbolism of the Snow In Tobias Wolffs short story Powder, the snow provides an important symbol. In the story, the father takes his son on a ski trip and promises to have him home to his mother by Christmas Eve dinner. On their way home, they are caught by a heavy snowfall that they must navigate through in order to get to back in time. The title Powder highlights snow in the story, which symbolizes the relationship between the boy and his father. Introduction to an essay about theme: Not Perfect: Unconditional Love in Tobias Wolffs Powder In the short story Powder, Tobias Wolff creates a story about acceptance and coming-of-age. In the story, the father takes his son on a ski trip and promises to have him home to his mother by Christmas Eve dinner. The father and son have a rocky relationship due to the fathers carelessness and irresponsibility. Powder focuses on the boys epiphany, in which he realizes that his father is not perfect, but that the boy can still love his father unconditionally. Wolff develops this theme through the imagery of the snow, the contrasting personalities of the father and son, and the final lines of the story. Content: Based on these three examples, what kind of information should always be included in an introductory paragraph? Structure: Think of the introduction as a three-part paragraph. What information should be in each of the three parts (beginning, middle, and end) of an introductory paragraph? Style: What else do these paragraphs have in common? What do you notice about this style of writing (called analytical writing)?     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