Princess Bride Theme Analysis

This packet will take you through the steps you need to complete to write a theme analysis. Read each step carefully.

Step One: Create a Theme

Theme: a message about life, society, or human nature present in a piece of literature. A theme must be a phrase; it cannot be a single word. A single piece of literature can have more than one theme.

Examples

Not a Theme: Love

Theme: Love conquers all evil

Not a Theme: Censorship

Theme: Censorship negatively effects society

Create a list of possible themes within The Princess Bride

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2.______

3.______

Step Two: Complete “Theme Analysis Planning Chart”

Step Three: Write a Thesis Statement

Directions: Take the theme you chose and the examples written briefly in your own words from the analysis planning chart and plug them into the appropriate spaces below.

______is a theme present in The Princess Bride and

(create a theme and place it here)

is shown through the following examples: ______,

(example one)

______, and ______. (example two) (example three)

Step Four: Write an Outline

Directions: Now begin to constructing your analysis.

I.  Introduction

  1. Attention grabbing introduction

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  1. Author and book context information

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  1. Thesis statement-copy this from above

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II.  Body Paragraph One

  1. Topic sentence setting up the reader for what is to come

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  1. Example from story which demonstrates the theme (quote, action, event, etc.)

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  1. Explain how that example supports the theme

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  1. Closing/transition sentence

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III.  Body Paragraph Two

  1. Topic sentence setting up the reader for what is to come

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  1. Example from story which demonstrates the theme (quote, action, event, etc.)

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  1. Explain how that example supports the theme

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  1. Closing/transition sentence

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IV.  Body Paragraph Three

  1. Topic sentence setting up the reader for what is to come

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  1. Example from story which demonstrates the theme (quote, action, event, etc.)

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  1. Explain how that example supports the theme

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  1. Closing/transition sentence

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V.  Conclusion

  1. Restate thesis in another way

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  1. Summarize main points

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  1. Final thought provoking statement about the theme

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Step Five: Rough Draft

Use your outline to help you construct a rough draft. The rough draft must be five paragraphs, typed, double-spaced, and in 12 point Times New Roman font. Look at the example and copy the heading. Print the rough draft.