This is not to say that the X is completely wrong, or that you will completely overturn X. In fact, both ideas should have validity, and both should be potentially viable arguments. Rather, the Y section of the thesis statement will extend the first reading.
In Essay 2, you will be revising your SP3 and your SP4 and putting these together to build an argument about how your film scene articulates an important aspect of the genre of dystopia. In this blog post, you will be practicing formulating your own X/Y thesis statements.
Follow the steps below:
1. X: look at your original analysis in your SP3, along with our comments for revision. In two sentences, summarize the issue, and list two visual concrete details from the film scene that support your reading of this issue.
Example: The scene of Evey’s imprisonment displays the transformation of the fear of standing out and being secluded from social norms.
Detail 1: The camera first focuses on Evey straight on. This angle, along with her frightened eyes accompanied with heavy and shaky breathing portrays her fear of her current situation.
Detail 2: The camera pans from every angle of the room and displays Evey curled up in a corner of the room. This camera movement portrays Evey as someone who stands out from the social norms and as if she has been pushed into a corner for not conforming to the norms.
2. Y: now look at the portable concepts in SP4. Pick one portable concept and in two sentences, describe how it extends your original reading in step 1. Relate this to a visual concrete detail.
Example: In Jeffery Cohen’s sixth thesis “Fear of the Monster is Really A Kind of Desire”, Cohen links the monster to “forbidden practices” (Cohen 79) and hidden desires. This “linking of monstrosity with the forbidden” (Cohen 79) is what makes the monster so appealing. Fear turns into a hidden desire to rebel, or resist conforming to these social norms.
Detail: In this scene, Evey does not refuse or resist being stripped of her femininity. Her acceptance of getting her hair shaved suggests her desire to completely break free from social norms by breaking all the rules that society has set for her as an average working woman.
3. Following the suggested thesis structure, write down your X/Y thesis.
Example: When considering Jeffery Cohen’s sixth thesis “Fear of the Monster is Really a Kind of Desire” from “Monster Culture,” this film scene argues although we fear standing out, we also have a hidden desire to not conform to social norms. And in order to be free of these social norms, we have to completely break them.
Suggested thesis structure: The movie ….. seems to be about … However, in light of AUTHOR …….’s idea that CONCEPT does A, “….”, the movie seems also/actually to argue ...... (Note: this is a guiding template, not a fixed form that you should follow word-by-word. Be creative and work with your own words!)
Detail 1: The camera first focuses on Evey straight on. This angle, along with her frightened eyes accompanied with heavy and shaky breathing portrays her fear of her current situation.
Detail 2: The camera pans from every angle of the room and displays Evey curled up in a corner of the room. This camera movement portrays Evey as someone who stands out from the social norms and as if she has been pushed into a corner for not conforming to the norms.
2. Y: now look at the portable concepts in SP4. Pick one portable concept and in two sentences, describe how it extends your original reading in step 1. Relate this to a visual concrete detail.
Example: In Jeffery Cohen’s sixth thesis “Fear of the Monster is Really A Kind of Desire”, Cohen links the monster to “forbidden practices” (Cohen 79) and hidden desires. This “linking of monstrosity with the forbidden” (Cohen 79) is what makes the monster so appealing. Fear turns into a hidden desire to rebel, or resist conforming to these social norms.
Detail: In this scene, Evey does not refuse or resist being stripped of her femininity. Her acceptance of getting her hair shaved suggests her desire to completely break free from social norms by breaking all the rules that society has set for her as an average working woman.
3. Following the suggested thesis structure, write down your X/Y thesis.
Example: When considering Jeffery Cohen’s sixth thesis “Fear of the Monster is Really a Kind of Desire” from “Monster Culture,” this film scene argues although we fear standing out, we also have a hidden desire to not conform to social norms. And in order to be free of these social norms, we have to completely break them.
Suggested thesis structure: The movie ….. seems to be about … However, in light of AUTHOR …….’s idea that CONCEPT does A, “….”, the movie seems also/actually to argue ...... (Note: this is a guiding template, not a fixed form that you should follow word-by-word. Be creative and work with your own words!)
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