X Marks the Spot? Eh, Not So Much.

I had the pleasure of reading X for Xander, B2, D2. Xander's title was the main reason why I stopped flipping through the pages of my Sample Essay booklet and decided to read it. His use of descriptive adjective helped paint a vivid picture of the setting Greene uses in his novel thus adding to Xander's claim that the environment plays a role in introducing characters. The big problem I had with his introductory paragraph has to be the use of a quote. He should save his examples for the body paragraphs instead of throwing it into his intro. *cough*rookie mistake*cough* Regarding the essay as a whole I thought it was lacking in some areas; however his central idea was strong. Another observation I had was that Mr. Xander didn't have a conclusion per say he just mentioned another idea that related to his title but then he didn't insert any textual evidence so the essay ended on a weird note for me. After finishing that...interesting piece of work I moved onto a better essay. Author B2's title was also eye catching. I liked the use of alliteration for Characters and Collaboration. In her actual essay she had thorough analysis and a great thesis. I enjoyed reading it and B2's essay was easy to understand and follow. The last essay I read was D2 and boy was I surprised. She chose to focus on a minor character, Mr. Hurst, instead of any of the major characters. Right off the bat, I wanted to learn more about Mr. Hurst through the writer's eyes. In my opinion, the thesis was a tad bit on the wordy side; however, it showed complexity which is nice to see. The remainder of her essay was insightful and wonderfully written. I applaud D2 for taking a risk and writing about a minor character. Therefore, I have decided that D2 wins the honor of having the best essay with Tallulah's coming in a close second.