Analysis of Beyond the Bayou analysis of the short story Beyond the Bayou . explore and discuss the attributes courage and self-realization. I want the thesis to either be or contain the following: In the short story Beyond the Bayou by Kate Chopin, Jackeline (La Folle) demonstrated how the love you feel for one person could be the strongest motivation to be courageous and the clearest path to self- realization. It doesnt have to be specifically like that, but somewhere close. A thesis statement that clearly identifies the title of a story, its author, the theme, and what the paper will discuss about the story and the theme. Write clear topic sentences for paragraphs that let the reader know what the paragraph will discuss. Write paragraphs that explain how the examples from the story support the theme. Arrange a paper by presenting paragraphs in a logical and interesting fashion. Write sentences in standard American English that clearly express ideas. Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting in the layout of a paper. Demonstrate the MLA style of formatting by documenting material from the story within the paper and on a Work Cited page.