Thesis: Maintaining One’s freedom is a constant struggle because of racial, sexual and age discrimination. Setting social pressure: women were restricted to fill social norms. Conflict: Man vs. Man Doll House: Struggle between genders. After Auschiwtz: Struggle between different groups (cultural bias) Fish: The old age fish description. Another way to die: Racial hatred with the Chinese and other nations, and how the prisoners were treated. Aria: Symbolism: After Auschwitz: Frying pan Fish: Five old pieces of fish lines (struggle for freedom) Dear John Wayne: The view regards Native Americans. ( John Wayne viewed as a hero) Theme: 1) Mrs. Line had to marry a rich man to support her family. (Sacrifice for family) 2) Nora in the beginning is childlike but as the story progresses we can see her as an intelligent woman. Tone: Aria: How he felt when he listened “to the sound” in public and at home he felt more isolated. Literature Essays: Analyzing a common theme in several works What can we use that is common in nearly every work that will help us reinforce one common theme? (Ex. Freedom and Confinement) Analyzing theme always involves generalizations and abstractions. There are universal themes that can be found in countless works of literature, such as love and hate, good and evil, innocence and experience, communication and isolation, life and death, society and the individual. A story or poem may be about a specific love affair, for example; it is easy to say the general subject is love, but interpreting the theme involves explaining what the work says about love. You can find commonality of theme in the works you are analyzing by using the following: · Plot - What are the actions or events of the narrative and how are they presented? How do they relate to your theme? What are the most important traits of the main characters? How does their behavior reinforce the theme you are analyzing? Does the author support their views or is he a distant observer forcing you to judge them? Introductory Paragraph You can use plot components almost like anecdotes to support your theme (thesis statement) Thesis Statement · Conflict - What conflicts are dramatized? Are they internalconflicts (within the minds of people) or external conflicts (between individuals or between people and the world)? How do these relate to the theme you are analyzing? Topic sentence that alludes to your thesis statement and introduces conflicts that support your theme Conflicts in the works that support your theme Summarize your conflicts and mention that a discussion of tone is coming · Tone - What is the prevailing tone of each work? That is, what attitudes toward the subject are conveyed by the narrator's choice of words? Is the subject presented in a manner that is serious, satirical, playful, condescending, etc ...