Compare Anna Karenina novel to movie adaptation from 1935 and 2012.7-10 pages long, double-spaced, letter size 12.
You are required to use a minimum of 2 scholarly secondary sources for this paper and
include a bibliography according to the Chicago Manual of Style.
DEVELOPING A THESIS
Once youve selected your topic, a useful way to craft your thesis statement is through a
question and answer exercise. What kind of a question can you form from your topic? How
would you answer it?
A thesis statement is a 1-2 sentence summary of an essays argument (usually 1 long complex
sentence, less frequently 2).
Example of a thesis statement (generic):
Question: According to Robert Heilman, what is the difference between a tragedy and a disaster?
Brief thesis: According to Robert Heilman, a disaster is caused by an accident or outside force,
whereas a tragedy is caused by a heros wrong choice.
Elaborated thesis: According to Robert Heilman, both disasters and tragedies bring about
suffering or death; a disaster, however, is caused by an accident or outside force so that the
heros physical suffering is not accompanied by guilt, whereas a tragedy is caused by a heros
wrong choice leading to an agonizing discovery of personal responsibility, consequence, and
spiritual suffering.
Examples of questions for a thesis from our class:
Question 1:
How are women represented in Tolstoys Death of Ivan Ilych and Kurosawas Ikiru (or Roses
Ivans xtc)? What are the similarities and differences between novella and film?
Question 2:
How do Tolstoys Death of Ivan Ilych and Kurosawas Ikiru (or Roses Ivans xtc) combine social
critique of each artists immediate time period with reflection of timeless themes?
Question 3:
Anna Karenina begins with the (now very) famous sentence dividing happy and unhappy
families. According to the novel, what are the main reasons for happy and unhappy families?
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