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The introduction appears first in a literary essay. It should reinforce the essay’s thesis statement and leave a lasting impression on the reader.
A thesis statement is the main idea of an essay. The thesis statement makes a general statement about the essay’s topic. An example of a thesis statement for an essay about “Views of an Artist” is:
“In “Views of an Artist” by Kim Muncey, the outcome of events is determined by the attitudes and behaviours of the two narrators, who each tell the story from their own points of view.”
The thesis statement would appear in the Introduction and Conclusion of the essay, but all body paragraphs should also connect to it.
This is shown in the following typical structure of a short literary essay:
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