In the skin of a lion

             Introduction sentence: In an ideal world, low class people wouldn't be working at weekend. In an ideal world, high class people would donate money to the people who need help. In case one has not heard, the world is not ideal and perfect, world peace isn't a possibility, and young children are dying of hunger. Society should strive for a better and equal place for all.
             1st supporting paragraph: Low class people were struggling in anytime of history. Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion narrates the forgotten stories of those who contributed to the building of the city Toronto, particularly immigrants and marginal individuals. In the very first page of the novel, Ondaatje stresses the concern with personal narratives and the act of storytelling: "This is the story a young girl gathers in a car during the early hours of the morning ... She listens to the man as he picks up and brings together various corners of the story..." Patrick Lewis was an abashed man, an inheritance from his father. He was a searcher in the city of Toronto, with a 5 dollar per moth pay rate.
             2nd supporting paragraph: Rich people get anything they want with the God's hand on them.
             3rd supporting paragraph: Language and people often have barriers to cross; they broke through [their] chrysalis into language and by doing so, the structures of their world changes. Boundaries could be physical, e.g. the bridge with the "lanterns tracing outlines". This kind is symbolical; the nun loses the boundaries and falls over into a new existence. She takes on a new character and her past life is obliterated, just by having stretched her boundaries. Boundaries could be somewhat physical, in the mental sense. When Patrick sees the loggers skate across ice holding fires, "his mind raced ahead of his body." i.e. he has been exposed to a realization outside of his world. Patrick is an abashed man; he also feels isolation and the lack of love; but he i
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