Instructions: Use what you learned in the lesson to write an introduction and body paragraph in response to the following prompt:

In his 2004 novel Magic Seeds, V. S. Naipaul writes: "It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That's where the mischief starts. That's where everything starts unravelling."

Select a novel, play, or epic poem in which a character holds an "ideal view of the world." Then write an essay in which you analyze the character's idealism and its positive or negative consequences. Explain how the author's portrayal of this idealism illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. You may choose a work from the list below or one of comparable literary merit. Do not merely summarize the plot.

1. Read and annotate the prompt.
2. What are your explicit instructions?
3. Is there an implicit task or consideration? If so, what is it?
4. Write an effective introduction and the first body paragraph in response to this prompt.
- Underline your thesis statement.
- Identify your claim, evidence, and commentary in your body paragraph.