Shane by Jack Schaefer

There are a lot of different aspects of Shane to investigate. Choose one element from the novel that you want to learn more about and write a thesis-driven paper on that topic. Remember that you have to take a position in your paper, and that position has to be supported by evidence from the book’s text. Shane is a carefully-written novel, so you should spend some time looking at what characters say and how they say it. Interpreting a character’s words and tone could help support your argument. While you can certainly write about heroism in the novel, you can also branch out and write about other topics and themes that you find interesting.