Wednesday, September 23, 2015

What is a theme statement for "The Veldt"?

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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