I'm writing an essay on foreshadowing as it pertains to "A Good Man Is Hard to Find." How do I start the first paragraph of my essay?

The first
paragraph of an essay, also known as the introduction or introductory paragraph, is arguably one
of the most difficult parts of the writing process. The introduction should achieve two main
objectives. The initial paragraph should literally initiate or orient the reader to the focus of
the paper, thereby setting the expectations for the subsequent content.  Additionally, the first
paragraph should  specify a thesis statement. Fortunately, the first paragraph of an essay  does
not necessarily have a specified length as long as it does not read as excessively short or
excessively long relative to the length of the paper. As a guide, if one is stuck, an
introduction can be somewhat padded, so to speak,  with essential information that is fairly
common to essays about literature. As such, experimenting with a simple formula...

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