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Thesis statement: By being too empathetic, Mitchell will continually be cursed with grief until he learns to accept and let go of the past.

I. Mitchell struggles with internal conflicts.
A. Mitchell's fear prevents him from intervening.
B. Mitchell's emotions cause him to feel empathy.
C. Cultural codes of man cause Mitchell to question his masculinity.
D. Desire for integrity causes Mitchell to seek self-assurance.

II. There is more than one victim in this tragedy.
A. The girl that is raped was portrayed as a good person.
B. Mitchell is a victim because of his empathetic reasoning.

III. Situational Irony is displayed in the story.
A. The rape victim, a young girl, endures an animalistic attack of five men.
B. Mitchell Hayes, a carefree man, witnesses a horrible tragedy.


"The Curse", by Andre Dubus, is a story about a middle-aged man who goes through a horrible tragedy and feels cursed......

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