Why did Junot Díaz’s mom drink the dirty puddle water? How did this “thirst” affect Junot’s life later on?

Please read memoir piece, “The Dreamer” by Junot Diaz, then write an 5 paragraph essay on the following prompt/questions: Why did Junot Díaz’s mom drink the dirty puddle water? How did this “thirst” affect Junot’s life later?

DO NOT include first person “I” in academic essays–no I think, I feel, I knows belong in academic essays. Also, don’t start an essay with YES Or NO. First person I can only be used in narrative essays and for personal examples within a body paragraph. The only place you can use it in academic essay, which is this essay type, is in the conclusion.

To come up with strong thesis points (and analysis) you must explore the significance/deeper/larger meaning behind her action. Thesis point 1 and 2 should be your answers to the puddle question. Thesis point 3 should be an answer to the question about how that affected Junot in his life.

Include this as a title: Why did Junot Díaz’s mom drink the dirty puddle water? How did this “thirst” affect Junot’s life later on?

In the first paragraph, start with an Attention Grabber (see Course documents on this) and include 3 clear cut thesis points (The thesis points will be your critically thought out answers to the question/prompt. You MUST use one quote from the essay as evidence per body/support paragraph to support your thesis point/s.

The 5th paragraph will be your summary/conclusion. Summarize your main points, then conclude with your own take on the topic.