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Character Theme Analysis

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Character Theme Analysis

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    1. Character & Theme Analysis Franz Kafka The Metamorphosis

    2. Character Traits able active adventurous affectionate afraid alert ambitious angry annoyed anxious apologetic arrogant attentive average bad blue bold bored bossy brainy brave bright brilliant busy calm careful careless cautious charming cheerful childish clever clumsy coarse concerned confident confused considerate cooperative courageous cowardly cross

    3. Character Traits obedient obnoxious old peaceful picky pleasant polite poor popular positive precise proper proud quick quiet rational reliable religious responsible restless rich rough rowdy rude sad safe satisfied scared secretive selfish serious sharp short shy silly skillful sly smart sneaky sorry spoiled stingy

    4. Character Statement Creation For your selected character(s), identify key traits that are readily seen and defended with textual evidence. Example: Scrooge is extremely miserable in his interactions with others and undergoes a transformation to become more appreciative of others.

    5. Theme Statement Creation First, decide upon a topic that is highly evident in the piece of literature. The Metamorphosis Possible Theme Topics

    6. Theme Statement Creation 2. Analyze the topic by asking possible questions, looking for clarity of answers. Some questions will not always apply to every topic or piece of literature Questions to help: What causes ___(topic)___? What is the effect of ___(topic)___? How can ___(topic)___ be overcome? Are there times when __(topic)___ is a productive experience? How does one benefit from experiencing __(topic)__? What does ___(topic)__ lead to? What does __(topic)__ reveal about human nature?

    7. Theme Statement Creation 3. Next, ask what about this topic? What is the author trying to say about this topic? What about it? The Metamorphosis –

    8. Theme Statement Creation 3. From your answers, compose one sentence which best sums up the central idea or message of the novel, play or piece of literature. Example: In Macbeth, Shakespeare shows that the pursuit of power may corrupt the individual.

    9. Thesis Statement Take the THEME statement and adapt for a THESIS statement Include two literary devices (character, setting, symbolism, etc.) which show this theme Ex: In Macbeth, Shakespeare uses character and symbolism to show that the pursuit of power may corrupt the individual.

    10. Thesis Statement Take the THEME statement and adapt for a THESIS statement Include two literary devices (character, setting, symbolism, etc.) which show this theme In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka uses character and __(choose one other)__to show ___(Theme Statement)____________. Choose symbolism or imagery as your second device.

    11. Thesis Statement In The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka uses the characters Gregor and Greta to show ___(Theme Statement)____________.

    12. On a sheet of paper, copy the following and turn it in: Character Statement (1) Theme Statements (2) Thesis Statement

    13. Secondary Sources Read secondary sources such as essays and articles by experts and critics to find support for your assertions and analysis. Select quotes from these sources which support your thesis statement.

    14. Secondary Sources Begin the steps for incorporation into your essay. Copy the quote with documentation. Paraphrase the quote Select, by underlining, key, high impact words from the quote. Incorporate the quote by selecting those key words and adapting the paraphrasing to create a unified, new sentence which is part you and part quote. Parenthetically document the quote properly with author’s name and page #.

    15. Quote incorporation (Example) “He tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up” (Golding 152). Jack wanted to tell the desire to hunt and to murder that consumed him. See words in red above. Jack wants to tell “the compulsion to track down and kill,” which consumes him (Golding 152).

    16. Theme When analyzing literature, especially while you read, come up with topics and possible theme statements A clear concise theme statement may not be composed until one has finished reading a piece of literature

    17. Literary Analysis Essay – 8.2+ For analyzing an essay, primary and secondary sources should be used to reinforce one’s assertions. Select quotes from the novel and quotes from essays about the novel. Incorporate quotes from both types of sources into your analysis. Document your quotes with author’s last name and page number.

    18. Literary Analysis – 8.2+ Introduction Identify novel and author to be analyzed. Include a one or two sentence summary of the novel. END the paragraph with your thesis statement.

    19. Literary Analysis – 8.2+ Body Paragraph #1 Topic Sentence – one aspect/device from the thesis statement Primary Source #1 – one quote, incorporated and documented, which exemplifies the topic sentence Commentary – analysis of quote, and its connection with the topic sentence Commentary/Support – one quote, incorporated and documented, from a secondary source which elaborates and supports the analysis Primary Source #2 – one quote, incorporated and documented, which exemplifies the topic sentence Commentary – analysis of quote, and its connection with the topic sentence Commentary/Support – one quote, incorporated and documented, from a secondary source which elaborates and supports the analysis Conclusion/Transition sentence – one sentence which raps up the topic and/or transitions into the next paragraph

    20. Literary Analysis – 8.2+ Example A. Throughout the novel, Edna searches for independence from those close to her and from the society that, she feels, binds her. B. Her husband admits he looks “at his wife as one looks at a valuable piece of personal property which has suffered some damage” (Chopin 4). C. In asserting herself, Edna must work against the husband who owns her rather than the helpmate who works with her for the betterment of each other. D. In her assertions, she struggles “to free herself from being an object or possession defined in her functions, or owned, by others” (Chametzky 221). E. An additional time she asserts independence from her husband and family occurs when, in a moment alone, she has “stopped, and taking off her wedding ring, flung it upon the carpet…stamped her heel upon it, striving to crush it” (Chopin 50). F. Her husband has left for the club and abandoned her because of her refusal to keep her reception day. G. Such lack of support confirms that to Leonce, Edna supplies “one possible means to a successful end in business” and he is not supportive of her “search for identity and independence” (Chametzky 222). H. She flings the ring on the ground and stomps it in frustration for the assertion and then revocation of her independence.

    21. Literary Analysis – 8.2+ Body Paragraph #2 Topic Sentence – one aspect/device from the thesis statement Primary Source #1 – one quote, incorporated and documented, which exemplifies the topic sentence Commentary – analysis of quote, and its connection with the topic sentence Commentary/Support – one quote, incorporated and documented, from a secondary source which elaborates and supports the analysis Primary Source #2 – one quote, incorporated and documented, which exemplifies the topic sentence Commentary – analysis of quote, and its connection with the topic sentence Commentary/Support – one quote, incorporated and documented, from a secondary source which elaborates and supports the analysis Conclusion/Transition sentence – one sentence which raps up the topic and/or transitions into the next paragraph

    22. Literary Analysis – 8.2+ Conclusion Reaffirm theme of the novel Reiterate key points Apply selected theme elsewhere, either in other literature, art, life, etc.

    23. Quote, Paraphrasing, Incorporation In order to use quotes in effectively for analysis, one must balance his or her writing with only key phrases from the text. A well-written essay incorporates quotes into the writing making a unified whole from the parts. In order to reach that end, for each selected quote: Copy the quote Paraphrase the quote – restate the quote using different wording to say the same thing. Incorporate the quote - using only the key words from the quote and the rest from one’s paraphrasing to create one woven sentence, part analysis, part author.

    24. Quote, Paraphrasing, Incorporation Example: Quote – “It was one thing to be taken out of your own bed early in the morning – it was something else to be stuck in a strange place with a girl from a whole other race” (1). Paraphrasing – Being dragged out of bed is bad but what is worse is being dumped in a foreign place with a girl of a different color. Incorporation – Being dragged “out of [one’s] bed early in the morning” only gets worse when “stuck in a strange place with a girl from a whole other race” (Author 1).

    25. Essay Expectations – or simple ways to lose points on a final draft Document every quote at the end of the sentence. The lamb is described as having the “[s]oftest clothing wooly bright” (Blake 6). Write in third person. Do not use I, me, my, you, your, our, we, us Only use he, she, they, it, hers, his, their, its, one Write in present tense. Correct ? John Proctor is honest and hates Abigail. Incorrect ? John Proctor was honest and hated Abigail. Write out all words, no contractions. Use them only if they are in a quote. Double space the essay Type in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font ONLY

    26. Essay Expectations – or simple ways to lose points on a final draft Include the correct heading and header Heading, only on the first page Name Instructor’s Name Course & Period Date Header, on every page, right justified Student’s Last Name Page # Example of the correct heading and header Heading, only on the first page Aspen Enoch Mr. Barckholtz English IV H/NHCC, Period 7 9 April 2010 Header, on every page, right justified Enoch 1

    27. Literary Analysis Essay Rough Draft due 4/13 Final Draft, typed & PRINTED, due 4/19

    28. My Teacher Webpage Google jbarckho or my name ~~OR~~ http://classroom.springisd.org/webs/ jbarckho/home.htm

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