Overview of student thesis statements on Colettes The Hand:

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1. The story is mainly about the husbands hand that seem to have
changed throughout the story. . The story uses many literary
devices to demonstrate the changes of the wife views on his
hand.
2. In the short story The Hand by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette talks
about a couple lying down sleeping with each other. The
husband has a side to him that isint pleasant but the wife cannot
do anything to change that.
3. In Colettes, The Hand, the idea of the, perfect man or
woman, is not as perfect as people may believe it to be. The
ideal is often base on what we choose to see. This can be
seen by the authors description of her husband and the wifes
reaction when seeing the hand.
4. In the short story The Hand, by Colette, an adolescent woman
struggles with the changes of adolescence & adulthood. This is
shown through the use of symbolism and internal monologue.
5. In the short story the hand, the narrator takes a picture of
women to talk about many problems of couples who do not know
each other befor getting married.
6. The Hand, the short story by Colette, is mainly about how
much there is to learn about a person. This is shown by the
imagery that describes the husbands hand, the symbolism of
the hand.
7. To fall in love is a beautiful thing, although to move in with
someone you do not know to well is not the best decision. In the
short story The hand written by Colette, you can tell the
protagonist is not confortable.
8. Colettes short story The Hand (1924) demonstrates how some
things are to good to be true.
9. The Hand by Colette is a short story that describes a young
womans bizzarre experience with her new husbands hand. The
central message of this text is that it is extremely easy for
something or someone you love to betray you.

10.
In the short story The Hand by Sidonie Gabrielle Colette,
the theme of jumping into things without knowing what to expect
is really explored.
11.
Gabrielle Colettes the hand through personification
symbolism and an internal monologue displays the disconnection
from reality that marriage can bring into someones life.
12.
Everyone knows what love is. Love is a powerful feeling
that can blind you. In the short story The Hand by Gabrielle
Colette, she claims that looks does matter.
13.
The Hand, written by Sidonie-Gabrielle is a short story
about a young woman who finally gets a true sense of the man
she married. The message of the story is that everyone lies
about who they really are.
14.
The hand represents different sides of the mans character.
As it is exposed to the young womans thoughts, it suddenly
changes its behavior, evoking several feelings in the wife.
15.
Colettes short story The Hand shows the unpredictable
change in a relationship through her characters. The way the
wife sees her husbands hand throughout the story reveals that
ones significant other might be far different from what ones
thought.
16.
Nowadays, getting married at a young age and without
fully getting to know the chosen partner is frowned upon or
discouraged. In The Hand written by Colette, topics such as a
woman living in an abusive relationship with her new husband
and how the exterior appearance of an individual can be
misleading are discussed.
17.
In her short story, The Hand, Colette illustrates that even
a person who seems perfect, has their flaws.
18.
Marriage is the ceremony in which two lovers openly
declare their love in front of friends and family, and become
legally bound to each other. Under normal circumstances, the
bridge and the groom have known each other long enough to
accept the best and the worst of each other. However, this is not
the case in the short story, The Hand, written by Colette.
Through the of a newlywed adolescent girl and the hand of her
husband, the author shows us the mistake the girl has made in
marrying a stranger.

19.
In the short story The Hand by Colette, the author
conveys how a rushed wedding by an ignorant bridge will lead to
a fearfilled and submissive life.
20.
In the short story The Hand, written by Colette, theres a
lot of symbolism and repetition within the text. The young
women in the story mentions a kidnapping, she has been living
with an unknown man for two weeks, the hand is linked to the
man and it is a sign of abuse.
21.
Nowadays, everyone goes to school to study and makes
friends. Many teenagers develop feelings for the opposite
gender. In the short story, the woman had always wanted to
spend the rest of her life with a handsome and young man. The
problem with her dream is that she found one, but they barely
know each other.
22.
In the short story The Hand, author Gabrielle Collette
shows that when someone rushes into something they can miss
the small details.
23.
In the story The Hand by Sidonie-Gabrielle, a wife and
her husband are deeply in love a first. But she finds out she does
not like her husbands hand.
24.
In many societys today, there are beauty standards. In
North-American society, many people are not accepted because
they do not fit these standards. The story, The Hand by
Colette, demonstrates that true love will always overlook
physical appearance. This theme is proven by the symbolism of
the hand, the personification of the hand and the internal
monologue of the wife.
25.
The Hand is a short story written by the author Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle in 1924. It is ecentially about this young
woman who just got married to this very good looking man and
she is as happy as a new wife could be. Colette used many
literary devices to give a deeper meaning to the story including
metaphors, Irony, as well as symbolism.
26.
In most literary novels, the setting is usually established
within the prologue or the introduction. In some cases, genres
such as realism and the supernatural, the reader tends to have a
hard time defining what elements of the story reflect reality and
what elements evoke a supernatural presence. This sort of

confusion allows readers to stay on their toes as the story

progresses. In a novel such as The Hand written by SidonieGabrielle Colette, the setting it very much real but the mystery
behind her husbands hand allows her to see him in a different
perspective.
27.
In the short story The Hand by Colette the central idea is
that no matter what imperfections love does not fade. This can
be shown through the husbands past, and wifes actions.
28.
The Hand is the story of a newlyweds experience in bed
with her husband. The short story could have many core
message and ideas but the central idea of The Hand is that she
married someone she didnt really know.
29.
The fictional story The Hand by Colette talks about how
we are not supposed to judge at first sight. The author uses the
technique of characterization and metaphor to prove her point.
30.
Through the use of imagery and the metaphor of the hand,
Collette illustrates the need for perfection and falling in love with
someone for their physical appearance and social status.
31.
In Centrale Asia there are, still, some countries where they
practice their old culture frequently. One of the good examples
would be the famous arranged mariage. Basically, it creates an
awkward relationship at the beginning. The couple doesnt know
each other which makes it hard to live together. The short story
The Hand tends to be a similar case in which we observe
awkward moments between the couple
32.
The Hand is a short story written by Sidonie-Gabrielle
Colette, in 1873-1954. It is a fantastic short story where love
and acceptance are the main themes. Therefore, the narrator is
a young lady who had blindly fallen in love, which leads her to a
problematic revelation & she has a hard time accepting the
differences of her significant other.
33.
The Hand by Colette was written in 1924. The central
idea of this story is that not everything is as it seems. This is
demonstrated by the husbands hand itself, and how the
newlywed reacts with respect to the ex-wife.
34.
In stories which contains the genre of Fantasy, many
unrealistic aspects are present. For exemple, wizards, flying
dragons, magical powers, and much more. Likewise, a story

written by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette The Hand has the genre of

Fantasy, which contains unrealistic aspects. This story also
contains two literary elements, such as: internal monologue and
zoomorphism.
35.
In the short story The Hand the author Sidonie-Gabrielle
Colette portraits the evolution of a woman as she enters the new
life of being married. Although the wife was in love the text
shows how it was a process as she states It had been only two
weeks.
36.
In the story The Hand by Colette, the reader witness the
experience of a women marrying a young men that she doesnt
know.