What would be an example of an excellent thesis statement?
Look at the statements below about “Sonny’s Blues” and decide whether each would work as a thesis statement. a. Because we sympathize with Sonny, the drug addict in the story, rather than with his brother, the narrator, “Sonny’s Blues” presents a complex picture of drug use as a means of coping with sorrow and fear. b. In “Sonny’s Blues,” James Baldwin writes about two brothers attempting to repair their relationship. c. Both of the characters in “Sonny’s Blues” — Sonny and the narrator — change over the course of the story. d. In “Sonny’s Blues” Baldwin uses four female characters, three of whom are mothers and one of whom is an artist, to establish his theme that there’s no way to avoid suffering in life. e. By the end of “Sonny’s Blues,” the narrator is liberated from his warped personality; he finally begins to feel, which means he will be freed from his fear and sadness. f. Though many people would view the narrator as too conservative and, for most of the story, not caring enou
