Introduction, Conclusion, Point & Link structures

Link (L in PETAETAL)

Therefore, October’s movement from [EARLIER BELIEF] towards [NEW UNDERSTANDING] demonstrates that [ANSWER TO QUESTION].

Introduction

In Katya Balen’s bildungsroman novel October, October, [QUESTION FOCUS] is explored. Through the disruption of October’s certainty, her changing relationships and her eventual acceptance of uncertainty, [ANSWER TO QUESTION] is ultimately presented.

Conclusion

Ultimately, through disruption, new experiences and changing relationships, Balen presents growing up through [QUESTION FOCUS] as a difficult but necessary for acceptance and independence.

Point for Paragraph 1 (1. “We live in the woods and we are wild.”, 2. “I can’t find the rest of the story.”)

By disrupting October’s [PROTECTED CHILDHOOD WORLD], Balen suggests that [QUESTION FOCUS] begins when [CHILDHOOD CERTAINTY OR BELIEF] can no longer be maintained.

Point for paragraph 2 (3. “Everything is far away from here and that’s exactly how I want it to stay.”, 4. “There’s a space here that I have been trying to find”

Through October’s encounter with [NEW PLACE, PERSON OR EXPERIENCE], Balen demonstrates that [QUESTION FOCUS] requires her to [CHANGE OR DEVELOP].

Point for paragraph 3 (5. “She is beautiful and she’s my first real friend and I love her with a fierceness that catches me in my chest.”, 6. “October, October, sometimes it’s a kindness to let something go even when you love it very much.”)

By transforming October’s understanding of [LOVE], Balen presents maturity as learning that [LESSON].

Point for paragraph 4 (7. “If I had the other ring I really would have the perfect story.”, 8. “I don’t need to find the ring to tie me to Dad. I can do that myself.”)

Ultimately, through the symbolism of the ring, Balen reveals that October matures when she moves from depending on external certainty towards creating emotional security