Sample Introductions/ Thesis Statements (in bold) #1 In (1851-1852), Harriet Beecher Stowe her story to touch all Uncle Tom’s Cabin “wanted people, including those who might have been against slavery but were unwilling to take a stand, those who were pro-slavery, and even slave owners” (Elliot 35). Because of this eminent goal, became the novel that President Lincoln once attributed as the impetus Uncle Tom’s Cabin behind the Civil War. Today, this novel has the power to move readers” (Gatta 320); in “still fact, its legacy has [Stowe] out of and put her in the stratosphere of internal fame” “lifted …orbit (Claybaugh xiv). Replete with impactful scenes, recognition of the Christian faith, and characters, the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe is clearly demonstrated in her most famous work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. #2 Critically acclaimed and widely recognized the most distinguished single work since “as World War II” (Busby 39), Ralph Ellison’s (1952) drew critical thought about Invisible Man identity to the forefront of the American mind. Exemplifying very strongest sort of creative “the intelligence,” Ellison with the whole inner problem of the Negro as a human person, “[grapples] rather than as a mere social abstraction symbolizing an exploited class” (McSweeney 16). Through he us a terrifying and yet vibrant national metaphor: we are Invisible Man, “gives invisible” (O’Meally 81). Clearly, is a compelling example of how an author’s Invisible Man experiences can be masterfully presented inside themes that cause the reader to look deep within himself and into the world to find its meanings.
Sample Introductions/ Thesis Statements (in bold) #1 In Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851-1852), Harriet Beecher Stowe “wanted her story to touch all people, including those who might have been against slavery but were unwilling to take a stand, those who were pro-slavery, and even slave owners” (Elliot 35). Because of this eminent goal, Uncle Tom’s Cabin became the novel that President Lincoln once attributed as the impetus behind the Civil War. Today, this novel “still has the power to move readers” (Gatta 320); in fact, its legacy has “lifted [Stowe] out of …orbit and put her in the stratosphere of internal fame” (Claybaugh xiv). Replete with impactful scenes, recognition of the Christian faith, and characters, the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe is clearly demonstrated in her most famous work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. #2 Critically acclaimed and widely recognized “as the most distinguished single work since World War II” (Busby 39), Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952) drew critical thought about identity to the forefront of the American mind. Exemplifying “the very strongest sort of creative intelligence,” Ellison “[grapples] with the whole inner problem of the Negro as a human person, rather than as a mere social abstraction symbolizing an exploited class” (McSweeney 16). Through Invisible Man, he “gives us a terrifying and yet vibrant national metaphor: we are invisible” (O’Meally 81). Clearly, Invisible Man is a compelling example of how an author’s experiences can be masterfully presented inside themes that cause the reader to look deep within himself and into the world to find its meanings.
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