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1 An Effective Thesis Statement
2) Create an effective thesis statement. You need to say why the comparison and contrast is worthy of note. Let’s say you want to compare and contrast the subversive females in two texts we’ve read. Example Thesis: “Although Julia in Orwell’s and Moira in Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are characterized very differently, their shared values connect them in the fight for women’s rights.”

2 Thesis Statements Words/phrases in thesis statements fall into 3 broad categories: HOW (Clear and Specific Details) WHAT (Debatable Claim / Argument) “So What” (Why does this “matter”) Titles of books, authors’ names, literary devices, characters, etc. Answering the question or prompt, not a fact universal theme or dystopian warning or author’s purpose

3  “HOW” (Clear & Specific)  “WHAT” (Arguable Claim)
Thesis Statements:  “HOW” (Clear & Specific)  “WHAT” (Arguable Claim)  “SO WHAT”

4 Thesis Statements Generally 1 sentence
No first (I, me, we) or second person (you, your) voice Clear and Specific Details Debatable Claim or Argument “So What” or the Importance Titles of books, authors’ names, literary devices, characters, etc. Answering the question or prompt, not a fact Why does this “matter” or universal theme

5 Dystopian Essay Thesis Examples

6 Dystopian Essay Thesis Examples
Both Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Christopher Nolan’s Inception critique society and its alternatives through a motif of existential crisis, ultimately leading to disillusionment and a lack of human conviction. ‘Harrison Bergeron’ and ‘Brave New World’ both exhibit the makings of an oppressive government by highlighting the government’s efforts to limit the intellectual and physical abilities of the citizens to enforce and maintain power. In the novels We by Yevgeny Zamyatin and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the authors satirize the ignorance of Fordist societies that cause oppressed individuals to rebel, ultimately evoking overthrows against totalitarian regimes that end in calamity.

7 Dystopian Essay Thesis Examples
Both Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Christopher Nolan’s Inception critique society and its alternatives through a motif of existential crisis, ultimately leading to disillusionment and a lack of human conviction. ‘Harrison Bergeron’ and ‘Brave New World’ both exhibit the makings of an oppressive government by highlighting the government’s efforts to limit the intellectual and physical abilities of the citizens to enforce and maintain power. In the novels We by Yevgeny Zamyatin and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, the authors satirize the ignorance of Fordist societies that cause oppressed individuals to rebel, ultimately evoking overthrows against totalitarian regimes that end in calamity.

8 More Thesis Statements
Claim needs to address both your texts similarities and differences on the element of dystopia Both Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Christopher Nolan’s Inception critique society and its alternatives through a motif of existential crisis while differing in conditions that lead to crisis; ultimately leading to disillusionment and a lack of human conviction.


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