Hi there, i got a thesis for the book the Thousand Splendid Suns as follows:
Social and cultural norms cause Miriam, Laila and Rashid to suffer
or
Social and cultural norms cause charactes with conflicting interests to suffer
Arg1: Miriam is forced to believe that she's a 'harami' and that her life is invaluable.
Arg2: Laila is also forced into thinking that her life is worthless, despite of her well-educated background.
Arg3: Rasheed follows social & cultural norms which are the root cause of his tyranny and ultimately his death.
Now if someone has read the book, i really need some points. I tried a bunch of diff thesis' but no to avail. Im really stuck plz this is due 2morrow ...if anyone knows any valuable points related to any of these arguments then plz mention them, i'd be really thankful if someone does.
Miriam is forced to believe that she's a 'harami' and that her life is invaluable.
I haven't read the book, but I get the impression you might mean that she is forced to believe that her life is worthless, rather than invaluable, which does not mean "not valuable" so much as "so valuable it is impossible to estimate the precise value."
I dont understand. Yea i understand that her life is more so worthless than invaluable but ididnt get the last part of ur reply. the precise value part.
Sean wanted to make sure that you know that the word "invaluable" means "very valuable." It seems like you might think it means "not valuable."
I haven't read the book either, but I see why, based on your outline, he might think that you have a misunderstanding of the word "invaluable." Does that answer your question?
That about covers it. I was just explaining how a word that combines the prefix "in", meaning "not", with the root word "valuable" ends up meaning "very valuable."
I see that Saffant's due date has passed, so I'll just offer advice for any student stuck at the same point in the book report writing process.
You have a thesis and three arguments. What next? You need supporting details for each argument. Time for some focused brainstorming.
Brainstorm each argument in turn, jotting down your ideas. In this instance, each of the arguments deals with the impact of social norms on a different character. So, the thing to do would be, for each of those characters:
- Imagine the character as s/he appeared in your mind's eye as you read the book.
- Call to mind the different incidents in the book involving that character.
- Jot down any incidents that support the argument that social norms are hurtful to that character.
- Think of the overall path of the character's development in the book. (Where s/he starts out and where s/he ends up.) Does this also support the argument?
As an aid to this brainstorming, you may want to actually flip through the book, glancing at different passages to refresh your memory. If you recall an incident vaguely, flip through the book to find it and refresh your memory. If you have read the book electronically, such as on Kindle or eLibrary, you can use the search feature to help you find passages related to your theme. Either way, jot down any quotations that support your arguments.
Once you have done this for each argument, it will be easy to outline the body of your essay and then move onto drafting your body paragraphs before writing your introduction and conclusion.
