I am focusing my research essay on “Araby” by James Joyce. My thesis statement is that this story shows how people’s ideas of love are warped by what they see around them. This is shown by the relationship that the main character’s aunt and uncle have with each other and how this changes his mindset on what a loving relationship looks like. I am using a biographical paper to back up my research paper and as my secondary subject. I am talking about how the examples of relationships that people see in their lives set up the foundation of what they think relationships should look like. So I want to look at James Joyce’s life and his parents to actually examine what he say and how it affected him. I want to see if I notice bits from his life that made their way into his work and shows how his parent’s relationship affected his own ideas.
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Hey, Eoin Riley! I think this is an interesting thesis to pursue. I remember the inconsistency of the uncle and the comforting but docile nature of the aunt. His eagerness to create a different version of friendship/relationships that have a spark similar to the excitement he felt for the girl.
Eoin, this is an interesting research plan, but please be aware that I specifically asked students to supply their thesis statement word-for-word. I want others to see examples of thesis statements.
Hi Eoin,
I enjoyed reading your post and think you have a pretty interesting research idea. Since people tend to be influenced by their perception of close relationship examples they are surrounded with growing up I’m now intrigued by where your research will bring you to. I specifically took note of the fact that we didn’t really know anything about the main character’s parents but just that he lived with his aunt and uncle.