Introduce the key bibliographic facts of the literary work and summarize the main plot or purpose of the work.


In the case of a story, you do not need to focus on specific details or give away the ending. You simply need to introduce the basic, overall theme of the story and provide information about the conflict the main character faces.
 Most literary works have multiple themes that can be addressed, but for the same of your paper, you will need to focus on one theme that relates directly to your thesis.


Connect your summary to the theme in a naturally, sensible manner. For instance, if writing an essay about a coming-of-age story, you should introduce the coming-of-age theme with something like, “The broken friendships and family drama Jimmy has to go through serve as his passage into adulthood.”

, Lead into your thesis by briefly mentioning the main ideas of your essay, which exist to support your thesis.


In a sense, you will be narrowing down your broad topic into a more focused, specific thought by slowly presenting ideas that narrow the reader's field of vision until all that reader sees about that literary work are the ideas presented in your paper.
 Finish the introduction with a focused, single-sentence statement about the thesis of your essay.


A thesis statement is a single sentence that defines a specific point or idea about a broader topic that your entire paper is built around.
With this type of introduction, you need to choose a thesis that makes sense within the context of your summary and supporting evidence. If the thesis still seems out of place, go back and rewrite your supporting evidence until the connection your thesis has to the summary of the literary work makes sense.
Briefly summarize the literary work you are writing about.
Draw out a general theme from the work.
Hint at the main sections of your essay.
Come out with your thesis statement.
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