For the introduction due tomorrow, please do the following.
Your thesis should be some variation (although not the exact phrasing) of the following idea:
Hawthorne reveals key anti-transcendental ideas in the "Minister's Black Veil" such as mankind's X, Y, and Z. Obviously, you will need to provide specific traits rather than just variables.
Your entire introduction should consist of 5-6 sentences and follow the funnel/triangle format. You should focus in on ideas that are key for your reader to know before he/she comes to your thesis idea. There is not one right answer of what these ideas should be, but please make sure they are relevant.
Additionally, transitioning your reader from one idea to the other smoothly should be a another focus of your introduction. Avoid disconnected and awkwardly brief sentences like, "Hawthorne was such an author." You may wish to explore the use of transitional dependent clauses at the beginnings of your sentences like, "Because of this," or "As a result", "Since..." as a means to help link your ideas together.
You may type or hand write your intro, and we will discuss them in class rather than have you hand them in.
