“The Trapped Cycle of History: Exploring Generational Trauma in ‘There, There’”

Orange cites James Baldwin’s line in the epigrapgh for Part III: Return: “People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them. Firstly, explain how the statement applies to the text then prove how “history” plays a significant role in the novel as a whole.
Required parts of essay:
1. In the introduction paragraph, we will present a clear and compelling thesis that will guide our exploration of the role of history in ‘There, There’ and its impact on generational trauma.
2. Two (2) body paragraphs proving the thesis. The first one on the positive impact on generational trauma from sharing stories. The second paragraph is on the negative impact of storytelling on generational trauma.
3. Each body paragraph needs a topic sentence to prove in paragraph
4. the whole paper must prove or support thesis statement
5. 6 quotations from the book There, There included in paper.