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1、ThesisStatementsThesisvs.ThemeThemeisthemainideaofthepieceofliterature,art,film,etc.--whateveritisyouarebeingaskedtowriteabout.Itisthe"lesson"thatisbeingtaught.Forexample,"greed"inanincompletetheme,but"greedistherootofallevil"wouldbeavalidthemeofawork.Thesisvs.ThemeThesisistheactualstatementi
2、nyourpaperthatexpressestheideabehindyouressay.ItiswhatYOURpaperisabout,whichinturn,isastatementthatalsoconveyswhattheworkbeingdiscussedisabout.Therefore,a"thesis"normallycontainsa"theme".Anexamplemightbe:In"ThePardoner'sTale",ChaucerexpressesthroughboththeactionsofthePardoneraswellasthroughth
3、eactionsofthecharactersinhistale,thenotionthatgreedistherootofallevil.WhatisaThesisStatement?Ittellsthereaderhowyouwillinterpretthesignificanceofthesubjectmatterunderdiscussion.Itisaroadmapforthepaper;inotherwords,ittellsthereaderwhattoexpectfromtherestofthepaper.WhatisaThesisStatement?Itdire
4、ctlyanswersthequestionaskedofyou.Athesisisaninterpretationofaquestionorsubject,notthesubjectitself.Thesubject,ortopic,ofanessaymightbeWorldWarIIorMobyDick;athesismustthenofferawaytounderstandthewarorthenovel.Itmakesaclaimthatothersmightdispute.WhatisaThesisStatement?Isusuallyasinglesentenceso
5、mewhereinyourfirstparagraphthatpresentsyourargumenttothereader.Therestofthepaper,thebodyoftheessay,gathersandorganizesevidencethatwillpersuadethereaderofthelogicofyourinterpretation.InSandraCisneros’poeticHouseonMangoStreet,shecraftsmeaningfulfigurativelanguagetocriticizethatculturaltradition
6、sandexpectationsoftenleadtoconfininggenderroles.InHouseonMangoStreet,SandraCisnerosutilizesmetaphor,personification,andimagerytorevealthatshameisoftenamotivatingfactortowardsuccess.InSandraCisneros’HouseonMangoStreet,sheimplementsacondescendingtonetoportraywomenasboundbygender,cultural,andage
7、roles.Inthevignette“MyName,”SandraCisnerosusesmetaphorandimagerytocreatearestrainedbutlongingcharacterinhernarratorEsperanza.UnlessEsperanza,SandraCisneros’snarratorinHouseonMangoStreet,“comesback”fortheothersstillonMangoStreet,sheremainsanin
