Thesis Statement Examples

Thesis:
State who the audience is; author’s purpose; which strategy you’re analyzing; is it used effectively?

In Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, she effectively utilizes elements of style, such as vivid language, to make suburban homeowners aware of the smaller life forms they marginalize every day.


In J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye, the author utilizes anecdotal evidence in an attempt to forge an emotional bond between Holden Caufield, the protagonist, and his adolescent audience in order to dispel loneliness. However, rather than appealing to his audience, he alienates them.