![]() This statement should not be vague and should not be an announcement (No: I am going to discuss…). The thesis should include a central claim you are making about the literature and your chosen issue. The thesis statement should be detailed enough so that the reader will know exactly what to expect from your essay. ![]() Example Topics (not from this class): How Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved addresses issues of race and violence to highlight the horrors of slavery How Stephen King’s novel Carrie highlights the damaging effects of bullying How Edgar Allan Poe’s “Masque of the Red Death” connects to the current COVID-19 pandemic Notice how the sample topics above focus on one literary work and zoom in on a specific issue in order to demonstrate how the literature connects in some way? Structure and Content Requirements: Be sure to include an introductory paragraph that includes the thesis statement as the last sentence. Possible issues include (but are certainly not limited to) class, race relations, rights of women, gender roles, war, religion, diversity, violence, fear, technology, and politics. ![]() Discuss how the work you have chosen addresses an issue that has significantly affected American culture and literature. Topic Information: Choose any American literary work(s) in our class ebook. Typed, double-spaced, Arial or Times New Roman font. ![]()
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