1.College Recommendation 2.Transcendentalism Quiz 3.Final Outline HOMEWORK: Word Quiz #10 tomorrow Final Typed Outline due on Monday.

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1.College Recommendation 2.Transcendentalism Quiz 3.Final Outline HOMEWORK: Word Quiz #10 tomorrow Final Typed Outline due on Monday

Sample Thesis Statements Ray Bradbury employs his expert flair for descriptive language, in combination with his primary theme of technology and a secondary one of censorship, to bring Guy Montag’s character to life as an individual who undergoes a complete metamorphosis into a rebellious anarchist, whom is developed in the plot utilizing the symbols of fire and blood. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which presents a frightful glance into the future, reveals the themes of censorship by the authorities and knowledge-versus-ignorance as the life of the free- thinking Guy Montag is exposed through the use of intriguing metaphors and descriptive symbolism. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which presents a frightful glance into the future, reveals the themes of censorship by the authorities and knowledge-versus-ignorance as the life of the free- thinking Guy Montag is exposed through the use of intriguing metaphors and descriptive symbolism. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In Toni Morrison’s Sula, the themes of friendship, rebellion, and love, shown through the comparison of Sula Peace and Nel Wright, and symbolized by fire and water, allows characters to complement and complete one another. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In Toni Morrison’s Sula, the themes of friendship, rebellion, and love, shown through the comparison of Sula Peace and Nel Wright, and symbolized by fire and water, allows characters to complement and complete one another. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements Through the theme of personal freedom, the analysis of Dean Moriority, and the creative use of diction, Jack Kerouac’s On the Road depicts the American scene at mid-twentieth century that he termed “The Beat Generation.” Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In Orson Scott Card’s, Ender’s Game the themes of friendship and loyalty are explored through the courageous young character, Ender as he navigates through earth and space. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In Orson Scott Card’s, Ender’s Game the themes of friendship and loyalty are explored through the courageous young character, Ender as he navigates through earth and space. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a reflection on life in the mid 19th century, written a generation later and told with the perspective of a teenage boy. Through the discussion of slavery, Huck and Jim’s relationship, and the dialects that the characters speak in, Twain presents an accurate portrayal of life in the 19th century.” Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn is a reflection on life in the mid 19th century, written a generation later and told with the perspective of a teenage boy. Through the discussion of slavery, Huck and Jim’s relationship, and the dialects that the characters speak in, Twain presents an accurate portrayal of life in the 19th century.” Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar attracts audiences of all ages by the theme of common womanhood in the 1950’s, Esther Greenwood’s growth and transformation as the protagonist, and the bell jar- not only as the title, but also as a symbol that represents her struggles in life. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar attracts audiences of all ages by the theme of common womanhood in the 1950’s, Esther Greenwood’s growth and transformation as the protagonist, and the bell jar- not only as the title, but also as a symbol that represents her struggles in life. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, the theme of one’s survival and the goal of overall survival in the human race accentuate Ender’s flaws and positive attributes, which in turn also explains the symbolic comparisons of games and fear as constant emotions throughout the novel. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, the theme of one’s survival and the goal of overall survival in the human race accentuate Ender’s flaws and positive attributes, which in turn also explains the symbolic comparisons of games and fear as constant emotions throughout the novel. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut writes about the theme of free will, develops Billy Pilgrim as a character, and uses the symbols of the aliens, and bugs stuck in amber to demonstrate the lack of free will that humans possess..Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut writes about the theme of free will, develops Billy Pilgrim as a character, and uses the symbols of the aliens, and bugs stuck in amber to demonstrate the lack of free will that humans possess..Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In The Awakening by Kate Chopin, as the reader interprets a theme about awakening from life of dreariness that Edna lived by, the different types of personalities that are revealed about the major character who is Edna Pontellier, and the different symbolisms that prefigures the future. emotions throughout the novel. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In The Awakening by Kate Chopin, as the reader interprets a theme about awakening from life of dreariness that Edna lived by, the different types of personalities that are revealed about the major character who is Edna Pontellier, and the different symbolisms that prefigures the future. emotions throughout the novel. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In The Color Purple author Alice Walker conveys the themes of transformation and sexism through the hard times of the main character Celie and uses color to symbolize other hidden messages throughout the novel. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In The Color Purple author Alice Walker conveys the themes of transformation and sexism through the hard times of the main character Celie and uses color to symbolize other hidden messages throughout the novel. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.

Sample Thesis Statements In The Secret Life of Bees author Sue Monk Kidd conveys the theme of the irrationality of racism through the hard times of the main character Lily and uses the symbol of bees to highlight these aspects. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device. In The Secret Life of Bees author Sue Monk Kidd conveys the theme of the irrationality of racism through the hard times of the main character Lily and uses the symbol of bees to highlight these aspects. Notice: Reference to your theme goes 1 st, 2 nd is character analysis, and 3 rd is stylistic device.