Thesis+Samples

= Thesis Statements: Student Samples = //Adventures of Huckleberry Finn// Through his interaction with people on the Mississippi, Huck demonstrates his talent for deception and lack of acceptable behavior; however, he gradually obtains the ability to personally decipher right from wrong by building a friendship with Jim, who causes him to drop many of the skewed racial stereotypes and morals that he and the American population had been taught to accept. (Grade 10)

//Good Country People// The author's characterization of Joy demonstrates that Joy's flaws, which all stem from her disability, eventually lead to her downfall. (Grade 10)

//Native Son// Wright used Bigger's varied interactions with others, including Bigger's uncomfortable and agitated response to the Daltons, his negative attitude and actions towards his family, and his deep emotional revelations expressed to those involved with his murder trial, to show that Bigger was less of a free-thinking individual and more of a body that was a product of his environment. (Grade 11)

//The Wife of Bath - Canterbury Tales// The Wife tells the best tale because she reject soceity's traditions and chooses instead to rely on the wisdom of her own experiences, crafting a tale where the fate of a man depends on the happiness of a woman.