Does the writer give us more than Robert Shelton’s personal history?

Yee’s feature story slightly includes more than Robert Shelton’s personal history. Although the story focuses mainly on Shelton and his story as a worker in the Domino refinery, it does include a short background on sugar and its transition from raw crystals to high fructose corn syrup.

Describe the narrative of this profile, the arc of the story.

The narrative of this profile is very one sided. There are parts in the story that include other workers and people but it really focuses more on Shelton. The profile included a lot of description revolving around Shelton’s senses. We read this piece and we know how hot Shelton was while working, we know his socks were wet and we know that  the smell of heated bone char made him sick to his stomach. The arc of the story is the quote of him saying “Outside, that was your world…Now, this is my world.” This quote to me really shifts things and makes us feel his sorrow. Then the writer takes us into his working world and adds vivid images and description.

What do you think of the lead?

I like the lede. Yee described the nostalgia of Shelton stepping into a empty sugar house.

Where is the nut graf?

The nut graf is the second paragraph on the second page.

What about the author’s point-of-view? 

Yee seems to have a level of respect for Shelton. Yee remained objective about Shelton’s story, drawing in on his opinion and his side of the story, rather than hers.