Friday 3 July 2015

What would be a good thesis statement if you are writing a essay about literary elements in Fahrenheit 451?

That's an interesting question.


A good thesis sentence needs to be something you can argue. That means it can't be something like "There are literary elements in Fahrenheit 451." It should be clear, specific, and lay out the line of reasoning you plan to develop in your essay.


That means you need to think a bit about Fahrenheit 451 and the literary elements Bradbury uses in it. I'd start by making a list.


He...

That's an interesting question.


A good thesis sentence needs to be something you can argue. That means it can't be something like "There are literary elements in Fahrenheit 451." It should be clear, specific, and lay out the line of reasoning you plan to develop in your essay.


That means you need to think a bit about Fahrenheit 451 and the literary elements Bradbury uses in it. I'd start by making a list.


He uses symbolism throughout.


He intense imagery.


He uses allusions. (He alludes to other works of literature, and to mythology and religion.)


He uses hyperbole.


He uses irony.


And so on. I'd keep making that list, and then I'd assemble the results into a thesis statement that relates the literary elements used to the themes of the book. (That would mean thinking about the themes.)


Here are some examples.


In Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury primarily uses symbolism and irony to develop his themes of censorship and human nature.



Or something like this:


While Ray Bradbury uses a range of literary elements to develop his argument about the nature of books, thought, and humanity in Fahrenheit 451, his most powerful tools are symbolism and allusion.


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