Sample+Thesis+Stmts

=Sample Novel Thesis Statement=

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

In __(Author's Name)__ __(//Name of Novel//)__, he/she 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// served 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 Kate Chopin's novel //The Awakening// she shows the theme of a woman living during the 1890s who is searching for a life of freedom and independence through the use of characterization, symbols, and setting.

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 her novel, //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 do the right thing in a society tainted with generations of prejudice.