Analyzing a Theme
*Finding Themes
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*Writing an analysis paragraph
You can analyze the theme of a short story in one paragraph. Here is one way to develop the analysis:
*Example Paragraph
Gift Giving The theme of "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry is love means making sacrifices. A husband and wife named Jim and Della want to give each other a special holiday gift, even though they are poor. Della wants to give Jim a gold chain for his gold watch, and Jim wants to give Della a set of expensive combs for her beautiful, long hair. Each sacrifice their own prized possessions for the other. When they open their gifts, each of them realizes the sacrifice the other has made. In the end, their best gift is knowing that they love each other so much that they would give up their prized possessions for each other. |
*Adapted from: Write Source and Notice and Note by Beers and Probst
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