Sample+Thesis+Stmts

=Sample Novel Thesis Statement=

Here is a basic template that you follow with using your pertinent information. Following are actual student examples of thesis statements.

In //(title// //of novel//), (author's name) uses (name your literary devices) to exemplify his/her theme: (you put the theme here in your own words to be proven with examples).

Example #1:
Upton Sinclair's //The Jungle// serves as a social protest novel, revealing both the unsanitary, dangerous conditions of Chicago factories and the brutalizing effects of an oppressive society on its impoverished working class.

Example #2
In the novel //The Awakening,// Kate Chopin employs characterization, symbols, and setting to show the theme of a woman living during the 1890s who is searching for a life of freedom and independence.

Example #3
In //The Awakening//, Kate Chopin uses setting, characterization, and symbolism to emphasize a common theme: women in society often struggle to escape the control of men.

Example #4
In //The Day of the Locust//, Nathaniel West uses setting and characterization to emphasize his theme: Hollywood offers a false illusion of the American Dream, which often results in frustration and violence.

Example #5
In //To Kill a Mockingbird//, Harper Lee uses a typical small town setting, realistic characters, and first person point of view to enhance the theme of having the courage to make the right decision in a society tainted with generations of prejudice.