Your thesis statement must include factual information plus your position/opinion/stance. Without your position on the topic, it isn't a true thesis statement. So think of this sentence as the angle you want to take on the topic and what you intend to prove by the end of your paper. (If your statement is simply factual, then there's nothing to prove!)
Here are a couple of examples:
Not a thesis statement: C. S. Lewis's book, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, is a fantasy novel for children.
A thesis statement: Although Lewis's book seems to be a fantasy novel for children, he includes themes adults readily understand, such as _______.
http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/thesistatement.html
This is one of the very best places I've seen online to help students write good thesis statements. It shows you sentences that aren't thesis statements and how to turn each one into real thesis statements.
Once you have written your idea into a thesis statement, please post it if you'd like someone here to comment.
How do i write a thesis statement about greed for the novel The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe?
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