A thematic statement is the theme, or main idea of the
story; however, in addition, it tries to comment on humanity as a whole. The typical
structure includes the title, author, genre, then the phrase "suggests that...", then
the actual statement; for example, "In the short story The Veldt,
Ray Bradbury suggests that...."
The link below discusses
many of the themes associated with Bradbury's story, so I would recommend first
determining which theme from the list you'd like to discuss and
defend.
Take consumerism, for instance. A thematic
statement for this topic might be something like "In the short story The
Veldt, Ray Bradbury suggests that being overly attached to material things
may ultimately result in unhappiness." Here, the sentence is true of the story, but
also can comment on humanity as a whole as well.
Good
luck!
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