Question

From the selections below, choose the one that has the BEST topic and thesis statement for a literary analysis: A. Topic: Conflicts of man vs. man and man vs. self in "The Sniper".Thesis: You can see that the main character in "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty has two conflicts. B. Topic: Conflicts of man vs. man and man vs. self in "The Sniper".Thesis: The sniper in "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty has two conflicts. C. Topic: Conflicts of man vs. man and man vs. self in "The Sniper".Thesis: "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty is really good because it has two conflicts. D. Topic: Conflicts of man vs. man and man vs. self in "The Sniper".Thesis: The main character in "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty struggles with two conflicts: man vs. man and man vs. self.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Option D. Topic: Conflicts of man vs. man and man vs. self in "The Sniper". Thesis: The main character in "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty struggles with two conflicts: man vs. man and man vs. self.

The Topic remains unchanged in between the options; the difference resides in the thesis. In Option D, the description of the main character is delivered to the reader without directly addresing them - in contrast with Options A and C. Moreover, the topic is included within - in contrast with Option B -, which makes Option D the most complete of them all.