I think your idea and presentation are fine; you just need to correct the sentences a bit: The novel No Great Mischief , by Alistair MacLeod, and the song "Mockingbird" , by Eminem, both demonstrate that a person's journey through life's pivotal moments is defined by the support that he can obtain only through his family. I don't particularly like to use the masculine singular pronoun, but for formal essay writing, there is no other good choice. '
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