This video covers what you have to do to write a Thematic Essay.
Thematic stems from the word theme, and in this essay you’ll be analyzing the themes of a piece of literature.
You’ll be saying which themes were used, and you’ll explain how the author wrote them in.
[Remember: a theme is “an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.“]
This essay does not differ from the structure of a regular 5-paragraph essay (check out the rest of our channel for videos on how to write an essay).
There are two parts to a Thematic Essay:
1) Identify which literature you want to dissect.
2) Writing.
For the first part, if it wasn’t assigned to you already, you can choose a theme based on the following questions:
“What books have I read recently that have really made me think?”
“What conversations have I had that really match something I’ve read?”
You can also choose a theme using the approach of finding a central question.
For example:
“How is the question of perception versus reality explored in A Streetcar Named Desire?”
Keep the question specific – broad questions will require too much to answer – but not too specific so as not to limit your answer to a few short sentences.
For the second part (writing), step one is to get all your information together. List as many places in the book as possible where your chosen themes are relevant. Do not confuse subject with theme.
Present the main topic in the introduction.
Before writing the body paragraphs, gather all the evidence you have from the text.
Analyze the word choices they make using the following questions:
“What they are trying to make you feel?”
“What is the significance of their main point?”
In each body paragraph, use a literary device as a claim.
Do not spend too much on the plot of the story. The instructions are not to write a synopsis of the book, but to explore the book’s theme(s).
Conclude your essay with these three things included:
1) Never present new information.
2) Briefly summarize your three central claims.
3) End your essay with a call to action or a statement that leaves readers chewing on your ideas.
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