Yes.
Think of a thesis statement as something that you know or believe is true. For instance: "The dog is brown." After you have told this to someone who is blind, you would go on to explain how and why the dog is brown. The thesis is the main topic in a story. After the thesis is stated, you would go on to explain how and why the dog is brown.
The irony is that they think that Columbur intends to harm them. But infact, columber wants to help them by giving them a pearl.
In relation to "A Shocking Accident," the word that best describes Jerome's attitude towards his father's memory is B. conflicted.
