Which compare-and-contrast thesis statements are effective?
Check all that apply.
a. In "Fish Cheeks," the way a character acts shows that people don’t always act like themselves around others.
b. "Fish Cheeks" and "Broken Chain" both have characters who don’t always act like themselves around others, but they act that way for different reasons.
c. "Broken Chain" is a story about a boy who doesn’t act like himself when girls are involved.
d. "Broken Chain" and "Fish Cheeks" are both excellent stories about what it’s like to belong.
e. Both the short story and the essay show that people care what others think, but one has a character who is embarrassed about not having a bike and the other is embarrassed about her culture.