Is the following statement a good thesis for Katherine Mansfield's story "Miss...

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beezer03
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This is not a solid thesis statement. A good thesis statement should give the reader the main idea of your paper. The thesis should be a well written, descriptive sentence, that illustrates what you are writing about. It also needs to be a complete sentence, and should be the last sentence of the first paragraph of your paper. It can be two sentences in some circumstances. Who is Miss Brill? Where does Katherine Mansfield demonstrate isolation? In what piece of work? A thesis needs to be specific and explain what your paper is going to be about.
Posted by beezer03 on October 4, 2010 at 2:54 AM (Answer #1)

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Sadly, this is not a good thesis as it stands for several reasons. The first is that it is not written in correct English grammar. Therefore, it is not understandable.
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Posted by kplhardison on October 18, 2011 at 1:36 PM (Answer #2)

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Sadly, this is not a good thesis as it stands for several reasons. The first is that it is not written in correct English grammar. Therefore, it is not understandable.
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Posted by kplhardison on October 18, 2011 at 1:36 PM (Answer #2)