Character Thesis & Topics

• Thesis: Because Mrs. Delacroix is confined to a hierarchical structure and suppresses her true self, she betrays Tessie Hutchinson. 
  
• Topic 1: The community’s hierarchical structure degrades Mrs. Delacroix and the women in her community.
  
• Topic 2: Mrs. Delacroix suppresses her true self as a result of fear and rejection.
  
• Topic 3: Hierarchical confinement and self-suppression cause Mrs. Delacriox to betray Tessie Hutchinson.