In a literary analysis essay, your
explanation of any piece of evidence you
use in your body paragraphs should
always be
A. with theme in mind, putting your dissection of the text
back together to see the big picture.
B. with plot in mind; "all roads lead to plot."
C. with the development of the characters in mind; the
characters propel the plot.
Literary analysis is a review of literature. The most important part of any piece of literature is the theme. theme = the big idea of the story and the lesson learned