A good
thesis statement states an opinion (and is therefore arguable) and is specific. For example,
your thesis would not say that Montresor takes revenge on Fortunatothat is a simply a fact in
the story, not an opinion. Nor would you want to say that the story shows that revenge is
badthat is too broad. However, if you did want to focus on the moral message the story is
sending about revenge, you could argue that Montresor paid a much higher price than he
envisioned for his barbaric act of walling up Fortunato. That thesis is both arguable and
specific.
The next step is to gather evidence to support the thesis. You
could point out that this story seems to weigh heavily on Montresor, even fifty years later, and
appears to be as vivid to him now as it was then. The horror has not faded, and the event
clearly made a deep emotional impression on him. Second, when the walled-up Fortunato is
screaming to be freed, Montresor also screams to drown out the sound, suggesting that once
the...
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