I. Detailed Outline
II. Sample Essay
I. Outline for Analyzing Husband and Wife A Phủ by Tô Hoài
1. Opening
The tale 'Spouses of A Phu' extracted from this volume has left readers with profound impressions of its deep human values.
2. Main Body
- I, originally a beautiful girl with a talent for playing the flute and a filial daughter, find myself in an ironic twist of fate, forced to sell myself as the daughter-in-law to the Thong Ly household to settle an ancestral debt. - Stripped of all freedom, engulfed in grievances and boredom, I lead a life of fumbling through existence. - Enduring laborious and arduous tasks, I face hardships, subjected to the burdens and exploitation of the flesh. - Living with stoicism, I endure, like a turtle nurtured within the walls, experiencing a mysterious and suffocating spiritual life. - The unjust feudal society pushes individuals into darkness, robbing them of the right to live and the freedom to choose.
