Which of the following would be a good thesis statement for a literary
analysis essay?
O
D
A. The main characters in Ethan Frome change their temperaments
drastically from the time of the flashbacks to the present.
O
B. Fate plays the trickster in Edith Wharton's tragic novel Ethan
Frome.
O
C. Edith Wharton's use of flashback and winter imagery maintains a
tone of sadness and inevitability throughout her novel Ethan
Frome.
O
D. Edith Wharton uses imagery effectively, but her characterization is
somewhat confusing.