These are meant as models for Essay 6 Thesis Statements–remember, a thesis should set up or forecast the direction of the paper–it should be opinionated and judgmental. A summary or a general statement will not suffice.
So, here are a few that might serve as models–don’t repeat these, but you may engage similar ideas as you like:
The play Trifles, the poem ‘White Lies’ and the short story ‘Everyday Use’ suggest to us that crisis moments reveal who women like Mrs. Peters, Mama and Dee, and Tretheway’s speaker really are as women.
Fences, ‘Theme for English B,’ and ‘Barn Burning’ explore what it means for a young person to grow up and have to learn to stand on their own two feet.
Othello, ‘My Last Duchess,’ and ‘Barn Burning’ show us various forms of toxic or controlling masculinities, and show us how literary works explore gender roles that are positive and negative.
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