Short Story

I. Title

a. A Tiny Feast

II. Thesis Statement

a. Throughout the story, Titania uses her love as a symbol to show no love is greater than a mother’s love and to cherish every moment you have with the ones you truly love.

III. Introduction

a. Topic of family

i. How family is discussed throughout story

b. Summary of story

i. Boy is sick and unhappy, has leukemia

c. Theme/Thesis

i. A mother’s love is the greatest, cherish your loved ones

IV. 1st Body- Set tone

a. The faires do not know how to feel

i. Titania nor her husband really knew what guilt was

ii. The boy was very different from them

b. The boy is human

i. A gift from her husband since they always argued

ii. Titania was not always fond of boy

1. Barley paid the child any mind

V. 2nd Body- Theme

a. Titania lover her boy

i. No longer seen him as a toy but as a son

ii. She could not stand apart from the boy

b. No one should lack love

i. A feeling like that ought to be able to move mountains

c. They did not want their boy to die

i. You will do everything mortally possible to save him

VI. 3rd Body

a. The boy’s final wish

i. Mama, please. Just one little feast

ii. The boy was unable to eat due to medications

1. Titania was going to feed him chocolate but Oberon made the feast

a. Aroma called him down

b. The boys death

i. She could not do something for someone she loved

ii. Beastie mourned his death, died of grief

c. Theme is is fully displayed

i. They never celebrated or mourned a death

ii. Family will always be by your side

VII. Conclusion

a. Summarize overall tone/thesis

b. Purpose of the short story

i. Overall theme is family and the love they show

c. Restate thesis