ENGL
100-‐018
Fall
%&'(
Literary
Analysis
Structure
**Please
note
that
some
of
the
information
in
this
handout
has
been
taken
from
a
university
style
guide:
http://www.gmc.edu/students/arc/documents/Literary%20analysis.pdf
Part
I:
The
Thesis
Statement
o The
thesis
statement
tells
your
reader
what
to
expect:
it
is
a
restricted,
precisely
worded
declarative
sentence
that
states
the
purpose
of
your
essay—the
point
you
are
trying
to
make.
o Without
a
carefully
conceived
thesis,
an
essay
has
no
chance
of
success.
o Typically,
the
thesis
statement
falls
at
the
end
of
your
introductory
paragraph.
Examples
of
thesis
statements:
a) “The
Doll’s
House”
demonstrates
the
human
tendency
to
reject
and
belittle
others
in
an
attempt
to
retain
superiority
over
perceived
lower
classes.
b) The
school
girls
in
“Day
of
the
Butterfly”
demonstrate
how
people
will
insincerely
celebrate
with
others
just
so
they
can
be
a
part
of
a
social
event.
c) Jing-‐Mei’s
experience
in
“Two
Kinds”
provides
insights
into
the
difficulty
second-‐
generation
immigrants
have
in
reconciling
their
parents’
culture
with
the
culture
of
the
nation
in
which
they
live.
Part
II:
The
Introduction
The
Hook:
o The...