Everlasting Vengeance

Outline


I.Introduction
A.Hook sentence
B.Thesis
II.Body
A.The machine’s revenge
1) Nature of the revenge that AM takes on the human survivors
2)The source of AM’s hatred for humans
B.Psychological Impact of AM’s revenge on the human survivors
1) Effects on Ted and his credibility
2)Paranoid Narration
3)Sexual Jealousy
4)Helplessness and Frustration
5)Regression of human resourcefulness
6)Madness and Death as a source of salvation
C.AM as a god-like figure
1)References to God
2)Allusions and symbolism [burning bush, locusts, etc.]
III.Conclusion
A.Restatement of introduction
B.Wrap-up and closure
C.Make paper cyclical
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Revenge is a clear and distinct theme in Ellison’s “ I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.” In the story, a sentient machine named AM torments the five survivors of the human race. AM imprisons them in the bowels of its underground honeycomb s...