Essay Structure

Re-read Louis Menand, “Cat People: What Dr. Seuss Really Taught Us,” with an eye to the way he structures the essay. Identify the 2 or 3 or 4 main sections of the essay and come to class with a brief outline summarizing what each section does. I’m particularly interested in how analysis of the main text motivates discussion of the historical context, as well as what leads him back to Dr. Seuss’s book.

I’ll be checking your summary outlines at the start of class as a HW assignment.