As we all know, the theme of a story is the lesson that is being taught throughout the novel. But a theme can also be the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, or a person's thoughts. All stories have a theme, but they may not always be directly stated. This requires readers to dig deep down into the text and analyze the lessons that they have acquired through the book. Between the two excerpts, "Angelas Ashes" and "The Street", there is common theme that perseverance is important when times get tough in life. The common theme is discovered through characters, events, and the setting.
To begin with, one of the traits the authors use to develop the common theme is indirectly using the characters as a source of inference. Many different …show more content…
In "Angela's Ashes", McCout uses the quote, "You can look back in people's windows and see how cozy it is in their kitchen's with fires glowing or ranges of black and hot everything bright in electric light cups and saucers on the tables with plates of sliced bread pounds. (McCourt 4)" This descriptionin the story is describing what Angela's family is seeing in their neighbors houses and how they are so lucky with the things they have in life. Because of this time in the story, readers can infer that Angela's family doesn't have the things that their neighbors have and they are trying to stay positive. I have gathered from "Angela's Ashes" that the family is living in poor conditions and has to survive with what they have in life. On the other hand, "The Street" also develops the theme by vivid descriptions through the novel. For example, the text states "There was a cold November wind blowing through 116th street. (Petry 1)" This evidence from the story is further interpreted if you dig down deeper into the text. The author, Ann Petry, is telling us readers that the story takes place on 116th street which is a street in New York City. The story also tells us that there is a cold wind blowing through the street. Because of this description, us readers can infer about what the story will be like and where it takes place based on the information provided in the story. The setting helps develop the theme by learning later in the story that the wind is a factor that the main character, Lutie, has to persevere through in life. As we can see, the setting is yet another trait that authors use to help develop their themes and to convey to their
To begin with, one of the traits the authors use to develop the common theme is indirectly using the characters as a source of inference. Many different …show more content…
In "Angela's Ashes", McCout uses the quote, "You can look back in people's windows and see how cozy it is in their kitchen's with fires glowing or ranges of black and hot everything bright in electric light cups and saucers on the tables with plates of sliced bread pounds. (McCourt 4)" This descriptionin the story is describing what Angela's family is seeing in their neighbors houses and how they are so lucky with the things they have in life. Because of this time in the story, readers can infer that Angela's family doesn't have the things that their neighbors have and they are trying to stay positive. I have gathered from "Angela's Ashes" that the family is living in poor conditions and has to survive with what they have in life. On the other hand, "The Street" also develops the theme by vivid descriptions through the novel. For example, the text states "There was a cold November wind blowing through 116th street. (Petry 1)" This evidence from the story is further interpreted if you dig down deeper into the text. The author, Ann Petry, is telling us readers that the story takes place on 116th street which is a street in New York City. The story also tells us that there is a cold wind blowing through the street. Because of this description, us readers can infer about what the story will be like and where it takes place based on the information provided in the story. The setting helps develop the theme by learning later in the story that the wind is a factor that the main character, Lutie, has to persevere through in life. As we can see, the setting is yet another trait that authors use to help develop their themes and to convey to their